backspace

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbækˌspeɪs/

Etymology

From back + space.

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