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soft key

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(1) A keyboard-style key that serves multiple purposes on small devices such as cellphones and PDAs with limited room. Soft keys are located adjacent to a screen or readout that displays the function selected when the key is pressed.

A Soft Key
In this cellphone example, the same physical key becomes the Call key after you enter a telephone number and then switches to the End key, the next logical function.


(2) A simulated button or keyboard key that is displayed on a touch screen. The soft key is tapped with the finger or stylus for activation. See touch screen.
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