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backtab

backtab noun: a software-defined key combination to do the reverse of pressing the Tab key, usually Shift+Tab.

Noun

backtab (usually uncountable, plural backtabs)

  1. (usually) A software-defined key combination to do the reverse of pressing the Tab key, usually Shift+Tab.
  2. (countable, usually) An instance of pressing this key combination.

Verb

backtab (third-person singular simple present backtabs, present participle backtabbing, simple past and past participle backtabbed)

  1. (intransitive) To press this key combination.

Forms of backtab

Noun
pluralbacktabs
alternative formBacktab
Verb
third-person singular presentbacktabs
present participlebacktabbing
past participlebacktabbed
pastbacktabbed

Origin of backtab

From back + tab, analogous to backspace.

Questions about backtab

What does backtab mean?
Backtab means a software-defined key combination to do the reverse of pressing the Tab key, usually Shift+Tab.
What part of speech is backtab?
Backtab can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backtab?
The plural of backtab is backtabs.

Words near backtab in the dictionary

  1. backswords
  2. backswung
  3. backsy
  4. backsyfore
  5. backta
  6. backtab
  7. backtabbed
  8. backtabbing
  9. backtabs
  10. backtag
  11. backtagged

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backtab (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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