key shift

  • 31shift — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciftan to divide, arrange; akin to Old Norse skipa to arrange, assign Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to exchange for or replace by another ; change 2. a. to change the place, position,… …

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  • 32shift lock — noun : a typewriter key that when depressed locks the carriage or typebars into shifted position * * * a typewriter or computer key that locks the shift key in depressed position. [1905 10] …

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  • 33shift — [ʃɪft] verb 1》 move or change or cause to move or change from one position to another.     ↘move one s body slightly due to discomfort. 2》 change the emphasis, direction, or focus of: she s shifting the blame on to me. 3》 Brit. informal move… …

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  • 34shift lock — a typewriter or computer key that locks the shift key in depressed position. [1905 10] * * * …

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  • 35Shift-Taste — Umschalttaste * * * Shift Taste   [engl. shift key], Umschalttaste …

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  • 36Shift — antrojo lygio klavišas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Klavišas, kurį laikant paspaustą renkami antrojo lygio (registro) ženklai: didžiosios raidės arba kiti ženklai, užrašyti klavišo viršutinėje dalyje. Lietuviškoje standartinėje… …

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  • 37Key generator — A key generator is used in many cryptographic protocols to generate a sequence with many pseudo random characteristics. This sequence is used as an encryption key at one end of communication, and as a decryption key at the other.Examples: linear… …

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  • 38shift 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 …

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  • 39shift key — /ˈʃɪft ki/ (say shift kee) noun a device on a typewriter or computer keyboard, used to type capital letters and certain special characters …

  • 40shift 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 …

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