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backspacers

backspacers is the plural of backspacer.

Meaning of backspacer

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

Questions about backspacers

What is backspacers the plural of?
Backspacers is the plural of backspacer.

Words near backspacers in the dictionary

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

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