Alt key
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Alt key
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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The US International Keyboard gives you two ways to add a special character: Use the right-hand Alt key in combination with the appropriate letter to get one of the more common combinations.
From The Verge • Apr. 26, 2022
He warned them that the system had a glitch and that hitting the Alt key would trigger a crash.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2019
The experimenter then accused the students of hitting the Alt key.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2019
Often called “zero slash” or “slash zero,” you can make this symbol in Windows by holding down the Alt key, then typing “0216” on the numeric keypad .
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2018
Debian comes with six virtual consoles enabled by default, which you access with the Alt key and function keys F1 through F6.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John
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