Phrase guide

space bar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: key

History

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: spasiebalk — key
  • Azerbaijani: boşluq düyməsi — key
  • Bulgarian: интервал (interval) — key
  • Catalan: barra espaiadora — key
  • Catalan: barra d'espai — key
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空格 (kònggé) — key
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空格鍵 /空格键 (kònggéjiàn) — key
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空白鍵 /空白键 — key
  • Czech: mezerník — key
  • Dutch: spatiebalk — key
  • Esperanto: spacetklavo — key
  • Finnish: välilyöntinäppäin — key
  • French: barre d'espace — key
  • French: espace — key
  • Galician: barra espaciadora — key
  • German: Leertaste — key
  • Greek: διάστημα (diástima) — key
  • Hungarian: szóköz — key
  • Irish: barra spásála — key
  • Irish: spásbharra — key
  • Italian: barra spaziatrice — key
  • Japanese: スペースバー (supēsu bā) — key
  • Japanese: スペース (supēsu) — key
  • Khmer: គ្រាប់ចុច ចន្លោះមិនឃើញ (krŏəpcoc cɑɑnlŭəhmɨnkhəəñ) — key
  • Korean: 스페이스 바 (seupeiseu ba) — key
  • Korean: 스페이스 (seupeiseu) — key
  • Māori: pae mokowā — key
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mellomromstast — key
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mellomromstast — key
  • Polish: spacja — key
  • Portuguese: espaço — key
  • Portuguese: barra de espaço — key
  • Romanian: bară de spațiu — key
  • Romanian: tastă de spațiu — key
  • Romanian: spațiu — key
  • Romanian: spacebar — key
  • Russian: пробе́л (probél) — key
  • Slovak: preslednica — key
  • Spanish: barra espaciadora — key
  • Spanish: tecla espaciadora — key
  • Swedish: mellanslag — key
  • Swedish: mellanslagstangent — key
  • Swedish: blanksteg — key
  • Tibetan: སྟོང་མིག་འཐེབ (stong mig 'theb) — key
  • Tibetan: བར་སྟོང་འཐེབ (bar stong 'theb) — key
  • Turkish: boşluk — key
  • Ukrainian: про́пуск (própusk) — key
  • Ukrainian: пробі́л (probíl) — key
  • Vietnamese: phím cách — key
  • Vietnamese: phím khoảng cách — key
  • Vietnamese: phím dài — key
  • Vietnamese: phím dấu cách — key
  • Vietnamese: nút cách — key
  • West Frisian: spaasjebalke — key