alt key
31Alt Gr — noun A keyboard key than can be typed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols …
32AltGr key — AltGr is a modifier key on PC keyboards used to type many characters, primarily ones that are unusual for the locale of the keyboard layout, such as currency symbols and accented letters. If a key has a third symbol on it (on the front vertical… …
33Control key — A Control key (marked Ctrl ) on a modern Windows keyboard In computing, a Control key is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, will perform a special operation (for example, Control Alt Delete); similar to the Shift… …
34Magic SysRq key — The SysRq key The magic SysRq key is a key combination understood by the Linux kernel, which allows the user to perform various low level commands regardless of the system s state. It is often used to recover from freezes, or to reboot a computer …
35Option key — The Option key may be labeled Alt, or Option, or both, and sometimes the symbol. The Option key is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. It is located between the Control key and Command key on a typical Mac keyboard. There are two option… …
36Windows key — The Windows key or Windows logo key (in short WinKey, Start key, or rarely Flag key, Go To Key (Canada), or Menu Key) is a keyboard key originally introduced for the Windows 95 operating system. On keyboards lacking a Windows key, Ctrl+Esc can… …
37Shift 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… …
38Menu key — The context menu in Mozilla Firefox In computing, the Menu key or Application key is a key found on Microsoft Windows oriented computer keyboards. Its symbol is a small icon depicting a cursor hovering above a menu. It is typically found on the… …
39Meta key — Sun keyboard with meta key (between space bar and Compose key) The meta key is a special key on MIT keyboards, such as the space cadet keyboard, and on Sun Microsystems keyboards, marked as a solid diamond. The key is similar in function to the …
40Alternate key — You may have meant the Alt key on the keyboard. An alternate key (or secondary key) is any candidate key which is not selected to be the primary key (PK).For example, a relational database with a table employee could have attributes like employee …
