backspace
back-space · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor one position backward and typically deletes the character in that position.
- 2.
(verb) To delete text by pressing the backspace key.
- 3.
The action of moving backward by one space on a keyboard or typewriter.
Forms
plural: backspaces
Related words
Synonyms: delete key
Etymology
From English back + space, referring to the key's function of moving the cursor back one space.