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shift key — ➔ key1 * * * shift key UK US noun [C] IT ► on a computer keyboard, a key that changes the letter, number, or symbol that would normally appear when you press another key at the same time: »He completely ignored the shift key and wrote all his e… … Financial and business terms
shift key — n the ↑key 1(3) on a ↑keyboard 2(3) that you press to make a capital letter … Dictionary of contemporary English
shift key — shift′ key n. cmp a key on a typewriter or computer that is pressed to enter capital letters and other symbols and on a computer, to control certain other functions • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
shift key — shift ,key noun count the BUTTON that you press on a computer keyboard when you want to write a CAPITAL LETTER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Shift key — The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate upper characters. There are typically two shift keys, on the left and right sides of the row below the home row. The shift key s name originated from… … Wikipedia
shift key — noun the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower case letters to upper case letters • Syn: ↑shift • Hypernyms: ↑key • Part Holonyms: ↑typewriter keyboard * * * noun : a typewriter key used for shifting * * * … Useful english dictionary
shift key — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shift key : singular shift key plural shift keys computing the key that you press on a computer keyboard when you want to write a capital letter … English dictionary
shift key — n. (on a typewriter) to press a shift key * * * [ ʃɪftkiː] (on a typewriter) to press a shift key … Combinatory dictionary
shift key — antrojo lygio klavišas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Klavišas, kurį laikant paspaustą renkami antrojo lygio (registro) ženklai: didžiosios raidės arba kiti ženklai, užrašyti klavišo viršutinėje dalyje. Lietuviškoje standartinėje… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
Shift key — key used in combination with other keys which allows typing in capital letters or typing of special characters … English contemporary dictionary
