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shift key
n.
1. A key on a typewriter that, when depressed, allows uppercase letters and certain symbols to be typed.2. A key on a computer keyboard that, when depressed, changes letters from lowercase to uppercase, changes the effect of a concurrently depressed function key in an application, or changes the effect of pushing a button on a pointing device.
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