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backspace
(1) To move the screen cursor one column to the left, deleting the character that was in that position. A backspace to the printer moves the print head one column to the left.

(2) To move to the previous block on a magnetic tape.
backspace [′bak‚spās]
(computer science)
To move a recording medium one unit in the reverse or background direction.
(mechanical engineering)
To move a typewriter carriage back one space by depressing a backspace key.
(character)backspace - (BS) ASCII code 8, Control-H. The control character that should cause most output devices to move their current output position back to the previous character so that the next character output will replace (or overprint) it. Inputting a backspace (typically by pressing the backspace key) causes many systems to delete the character before the input cursor, though others use delete for this.

See twirling baton for an imaginitive use of backspace.
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As an added precaution, consider the use of backspace and clear keys.
Banking on change by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
As an added precaution, consider the use of backspace and clear keys.
Banking on change by Money Today (New Delhi, India)
Belton's illustrations have an excellent balance between precise detail in the foreground and uncluttered backspace so that the full drama of the moment is captured.
Cowley, Joy (text) Robyn Belton (illus.): Greedy Cat and the Goldfish by McKenzie, John / Reading Time
 
 
 
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