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Alt key
[ awlt ]
noun
Computers.
- either of two keys on a PC keyboard that is held down while pressing another key, as to perform a specific operation or type a special character.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Alt key1
First recorded in 1980–85
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The US International Keyboard gives you two ways to add a special character: Use the right-hand Alt key in combination with the appropriate letter to get one of the more common combinations.
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He warned them that the system had a glitch and that hitting the Alt key would trigger a crash.
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The experimenter then accused the students of hitting the Alt key.
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If you’re a writer, you already know how difficult it is to remember the alt key codes for the em dash, so this will certainly simplify things.
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To reveal the keyboard shortcuts for a ribbon, just press the Alt key.
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