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alternate action

alternate action noun: a feature of certain computer keyboards where a pressed key remains depressed and actuated until it is pressed again.

Noun

alternate action (uncountable)

  1. A feature of certain computer keyboards where a pressed key remains depressed and actuated until it is pressed again.

Words that rhyme with alternate action

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Questions about alternate action

What does alternate action mean?
Alternate action means a feature of certain computer keyboards where a pressed key remains depressed and actuated until it is pressed again.
What part of speech is alternate action?
Alternate action is a noun.

Words near alternate action in the dictionary

  1. alternariosis
  2. alternarock
  3. alternat
  4. alternatative
  5. alternate
  6. alternate action
  7. alternate aerodrome
  8. alternate angles
  9. alternate energy
  10. alternate generation
  11. alternate generations

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