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Alt Gr

Alt Gr noun: a keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.

Noun

Alt Gr (uncountable)

  1. A keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.

Forms of Alt Gr

alternative formAltGr

Origin of Alt Gr

Abbreviation of alternate graphic, as originally used to produce box-drawing graphic characters.

Questions about Alt Gr

What does Alt Gr mean?
Alt Gr means a keyboard key that can be pressed simultaneously with other keys to result in additional characters such as accented letters and currency symbols.
What part of speech is Alt Gr?
Alt Gr is a noun.

Words near Alt Gr in the dictionary

  1. Alsup
  2. Alsups
  3. Alsvid
  4. alt
  5. alt fashion
  6. Alt Gr
  7. alt key
  8. alt keys
  9. alt left
  10. alt lit
  11. alt right

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