special function key
A keyboard key that is used to perform functions such as launching a specific application, opening a folder or playing music or videos. Special function keys are added to many keyboards to provide shortcuts for widely used tasks. See function key. |
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| This Microsoft keyboard includes more than a dozen special function keys. The five silver keys are used to launch applications, while keys such as My Documents and My Pictures open the respective folders. |
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