shift key

English

Etymology

First use appears c. 1883 in the listing of U.S. Patents.

Noun

shift key (plural shift keys)

  1. The key on a typewriter used to select uppercase letters and certain special characters by physically moving the mechanism
  2. (computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.

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