backspace
verb (used without object)
to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key.
backspaces
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pluralof backspace.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof backspace (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
backspaceverb (used without object)to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key.
Example Sentences
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In his wonderful book The Invisible Constitution, Prof. Laurence Tribe explains why the Constitution is written "only in a forward-moving manner that never backspaces to erase a word that went before."
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2011
