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alt key

noun

Etymology

First use appears c. 1964 on the computer keyboard of the PDP-6 TECO.

Definitions

  1. A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the…

    A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for alt key. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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