backspace in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for backspace in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.backspace [Am ˈbækˌspeɪs, Brit ˈbakspeɪs] N a. backspace key

backspace

tecla f de retroceso

II.backspace [Am ˈbækˌspeɪs, Brit ˈbakspeɪs] VB intr

backspace

retroceder un espacio (al escribir a máquina)

backspace in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for backspace in the English»Spanish Dictionary

backspace (key) N

backspace (key)

tecla f de retroceso

Translations for backspace in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tecla de retroceso

backspace key

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many typewriters don't advance accent characters, so that no backspace is needed.

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The backspace key deletes the character to the left of your cursor.

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For example, if you wanted to delete every other character in a document, you would click right, right, then backspace.

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You can not reverse global warming by striking backspace...

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Even if a terminal did interpret backspace by deleting the preceding character, the system receiving the text might not.

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What story were you working on when your backspace key started operating by itself?

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With your carriage at the centre, backspace once for every two spaces you counted.

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You have to use the backspace key to delete or by right clicking on something and selecting delete from the dropdown menu.

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Spell check and backspace half the email to fix a typo if needs be.

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The backspace key erases evidence of our thought process.

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