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backspaces

backspaces is the plural of backspace.

backspaces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backspace.

Meaning of backspace

Noun

backspace (plural backspaces)

  1. The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
  2. A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.
  3. A non-printable text character representing a backspace.

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Phrases with backspaces

Questions about backspaces

What is backspaces the plural of?
Backspaces is the plural of backspace.

Words near backspaces in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backspaces (page history and authors); backspace (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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