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backspacer

backspacer noun: a mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.

Noun

backspacer (plural backspacers)

  1. A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
    • All have automatic backspacers and shift keys, and some have special devices for controlling touch pressure, and special mechanisms for expansion of space between the cylinder roller and the platen when doing multiple copy work.1968, Herbert Webster Johnson, William G. Savage, Administrative office management, page 121

Forms of backspacer

pluralbackspacers

Origin of backspacer

From backspace + -er.

Questions about backspacer

What does backspacer mean?
Backspacer means a mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.
What part of speech is backspacer?
Backspacer is a noun.
What is the plural of backspacer?
The plural of backspacer is backspacers.

Words near backspacer in the dictionary

  1. backsources
  2. backsourcing
  3. backspace
  4. backspaceable
  5. backspaced
  6. backspacer
  7. backspacers
  8. backspaces
  9. backspacing
  10. backspang
  11. backspangs

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