unshifted
Americanadjective
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(of a keyboard shift key) not pressed or activated.
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(of a keyboard key) not requiring the shift key to activate.
The semicolon is an unshifted key.
Etymology
Origin of unshifted
Example Sentences
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“But he is alive,” said Syd, softly; and he proceeded to examine his bandages, thankful to find that the bleeding had stopped, and the splints, thanks to the board beneath the sufferer’s leg, unshifted.
From Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea by Gordon Browne
Note.— p, t, k remained unshifted in the combinations sp, st, sk as also t in the combinations tr, ht, ft.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
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