backspace

Meaning

Noun

1. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
2. A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
3. A non-printable text character representing a backspace.

Verb

1. To remove a character behind a cursor.
2. To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

Synonyms

backspace key

backspacer

backspace character

BS

go backwards

back out

countermand

crop

doctor

🧑‍⚕️

harvest

home

🏠

loopback

mark

patch

recant

reclaim

regression

remedy

repair

rescind

return

revamp

reverse

rewind

⏪

rewinding

touch on

undo

vamp

backing-out

roll-back

back-roll

back

🔙

contra-wound

amend

back away

backspacing

call off

correct

Translations

Backspace

Rücktaste

backspace

geri tuşu

silme tuşu

Rücksetztaste

Rückwärtsschritt

retrocesso

backspace

retroceder

retroceso

Geri al

geri alma tuşu

tecla backspace

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbækˌspeɪs/

Etymology

From back + space.