Computer keys

modifier key on computer keyboards used to type special characters

key on a keyboard for tabulation

key on computer keyboards for making a hard return or accepting a choice

modifier key on many computer keyboards, used to write capital letters or common symbols

keyboard modifier key that changes the function of other keys, often used in combination with other keys for commands (open new, save, close, etc.)

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thumb|upright=2|A QWERTY keyboard layout with the position of Control, Alt and Delete keys highlighted Control-Alt-Delete (often abbreviated to Ctrl+Alt+Del and sometimes called the "three-finger salute" or "Security Keys") is a computer keyboard command on IBM PC compatible computers, invoked by pressing the Delete key while holding the Control and Alt keys: . The function of the key combination differs depending on the context but it generally interrupts or facilitates interrupting a function. For instance, in pre-boot environment (before an operating system starts) or in MS-DOS, Windows 3.0

thumb|A backspace key Backspace (, ) is the keyboard key that in typewriters originally pushed the carriage one position backwards. In modern computer systems, it typically moves the display cursor one position backwards, deletes the character at that position, and shifts back any text after that position by one character.

computer key

key on a computer or terminal keyboard

computer key designed to move the cursor in a specified direction

modifier key on many non-US computer keyboards primarily used to type special characters that are not widely used in the territory where sold

computer keyboard key for Windows

key on a typewriter or alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar

computer keyboard key used to delete the character succeeding the cursor

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section of a computer keyboard

Key on a PC keyboard

lock key which alternates a computer keyboard between insert mode and the less common overtype mode

computer key on Macintosh keyboards

keys on keyboard

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special kind of modifier key

"Press any key to continue"; prompt to indicate that user input is needed to continue a process

computer key changing the behaviour of the next key stroke

computer keyboard key used to activate a context menu

computer key to move the cursor to the start of the line

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kind of key on a computer keyboard that changes the semantics of other keys

modifier key present on Apple keyboards

modifier key on many keyboards

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computer button

modifier computer key

Control-C is a common computer command. It is generated by holding down the key and typing the key.

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keyboard shortcut allowing a user to jump to a specific part of a web page via the keyboard, definable through the HTML accesskey attribute

computer key usually found on Japanese and Korean keyboards

In computing, Control-V is a key stroke with a variety of uses including generation of a control character in ASCII code, also known as the synchronous idle (SYN) character. The key stroke is generated by typing . On MacOS based systems usually is used instead.