space bar
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noun
a horizontal bar on a typewriter keyboard that is depressed in order to resume typing one space to the right.
a horizontal bar on a computer keyboard that is depressed in order to move the cursor one space to the right or, often, to perform some function in a program.
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Origin of space bar
First recorded in 1885–90
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space-bar
noun
a horizontal bar on a typewriter that is depressed in order to leave a space between words, letters, etc
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