typewriter carriage

  • 31space bar — noun the bar shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used • Hypernyms: ↑key • Part Holonyms: ↑typewriter keyboard * * * noun 1. : a bar (as on a typewriter) that on each depression causes the carriage to move one space to the left 2. :… …

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  • 32car — CAR1, cari, s.m. Nume dat mai multor specii de insecte mici dăunătoare, din ordinul coleopterelor, cu corpul păros şi cu picioarele scurte, care trăiesc în lemn şi se hrănesc cu acesta. – lat. carius (= caries). Trimis de valeriu, 30.10.2008.… …

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  • 33backspace — noun 1》 a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to cause the carriage or cursor to move backwards. 2》 a device on a video recorder or camcorder which produces a slight backward run between shots to eliminate disturbance caused by the… …

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  • 34Underscore — The underscore [ ] (also called understrike, underbar, low line, or low dash) is a character that originally appeared on the typewriter. Prior to the advent of word processing, the underscore character was the only method of underlining words. To …

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  • 35Backspace — A backspace key Backspace is the keyboard key that originally pushed the typewriter carriage one position backwards, and in modern computer displays moves the cursor one position backwards, deletes the preceding character, and shifts back the… …

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  • 36escapement — /i skayp meuhnt/, n. 1. Horol. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train. Cf. anchor escapement, deadbeat (def. 1), lever escapement. 2. a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter… …

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  • 37escapement — es•cape•ment [[t]ɪˈskeɪp mənt[/t]] n. 1) hor the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train 2) mac a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed… …

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  • 38escapement — /əsˈkeɪpmənt/ (say uhs kaypmuhnt) noun 1. Obsolete a. an act of escaping. b. a way of escape; an outlet. 2. the portion of a watch or clock which measures beats and controls the speed of the time train. 3. a mechanism consisting of a notched… …

  • 39backspace — [bak′spās΄] vi. backspaced, backspacing to move a typewriter carriage, cursor, etc. back along the same line one space at a time by depressing a special key (backspacer) …

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  • 40backspace — v.intr. move a typewriter carriage etc. back one or more spaces …

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