Num Lock
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Num Lock
(NUMeric Lock) A keyboard key used to toggle a combination number/cursor keypad between number keys and cursor keys.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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For keyboards which do not have display lights for the caps lock
num lock and scroll lock keys ToggleKeys provides means for tracking that position of these keys.
Caps Lock,
Num Lock, and Scroll Lock are all keys that toggle on until pressed a second time.
After clicking the character you want, you'll see a numeric code displayed at the bottom of the Character Map window, and you can use this to enter the character into a document: hold the Alt key and type the four-figure number on the numeric keypad (with
Num Lock switched on).
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