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Alt key
[awlt]
noun
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Alt key1
Example Sentences
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.
He warned them that the system had a glitch and that hitting the Alt key would trigger a crash.
The experimenter then accused the students of hitting the Alt key.
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.
To reveal the keyboard shortcuts for a ribbon, just press the Alt key.
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