- The Shift Key
"The Shift Key" is a
science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in theUnited Kingdom byMethuen in 1987.
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The Shift Key
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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 — ➔ 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 — 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 — 1. a typewriter key that determines whether characters are printed in upper or lower case and controls the printing of numbers and symbols. 2. Computers. a key that performs the same functions as on a typewriter keyboard and also controls other… … Universalium
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 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 — 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 — noun a) The key on a typewriter used to select uppercase letters and certain special characters by physically moving the mechanism b) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of … Wiktionary
shift key — noun Date: 1893 a key on a keyboard that when pressed enables an alternate set of characters to be produced by the other keys … New Collegiate Dictionary
shift key — noun (C) the key 1 (3) on a keyboard 1 (3) that you press to make a capital letter … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
