Control key

American  

[kuhn-trohl kee] / kənˈtroʊl ˌki /

noun

Computers.

1. either of two keys on a PC keyboard that is held down while pressing another key, as to issue a command.

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control key British  

noun

1. a key on the keyboard of a computer that is used in conjunction with the standard keys in order to initiate a specific function, such as editing

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Etymology

Origin of Control key

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Regional governments in Spain control key policy areas such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and culture.

From Barron's

Her team directly tested those "in-between" stretches in human astrocytes and showed which enhancers truly control key brain genes.

From Science Daily

"In doing so, it can access and manipulate many of the cell's own liquid-like compartments that control key processes, such as immune defense and protein production," he said.

From Science Daily

"If this is your plan, you seek to control key geographic choke points," he says.

From BBC

The RSF, led by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has claimed to control key sites in the capital, Khartoum.

From BBC