space bar

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.

Words nearby space bar

spa, spaak, spaatz, space, space age, space bar, space biology, space blanket, space cadet, space capsule, space carrier

Origin of space bar

First recorded in 1885–90