The part of a computer keyboard to the right of the main keys that has keys with numbers on them.Ī computer key that you press to make the number keys below it enter numbers and not be used for moving up and down a document.Īmerican the hash key on a telephone keypad or computer keyboard.Ĭomputing a shift key on a computer keyboard. The part at the side of a computer keyboard that has number keys and arrow keys on it. One of the parts that you press on a keyboard to make it produce letters, numbers etc. The keys near the top of a keyboard marked ‘F1’ to ‘F12’ are function keys.Ī key on a computer keyboard that provides a short way of performing a set of actions
This key is usually marked ‘Esc’.Ī special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. This key is sometimes simply referred to as del.Ī key on a computer keyboard that makes the computer perform an action or start a new line of writing.Ī key on a computer keyboard that allows someone to stop an action, leave a program, or return to a previous menu. This key is usually marked ‘Ctrl’.Ĭtrl abbreviation control: the control key on a computer keyboard.Ī computer key that removes characters. On some computers, a key that you press together with another key to make the computer do a particular thing.Ī key on a computer keyboard that is used in combination with other keys for doing particular operations. The key that you press on a keyboard to move one space backwards in a document.Ī key on a computer keyboard that makes all the keys produce capital letters.Ī complete set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be used by a computer. One of four computer keys marked with an up, down, left, or right arrow, used for moving the cursor. You can also refer to this key simply as Alt. A computer key that you press together with another key so that the other key does something different from what it usually does.