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function key

function key noun: any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.

Noun

function key (plural function keys)

  1. Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.

function key meaning in Tamil

function key in Tamil

பணி சாவி

Forms of function key

pluralfunction keys

Origin of function key

First use appears c. 1930 in the listing of U.S. Patents.

Questions about function key

What does function key mean?
Function key means any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.
What is function key in Tamil?
Function key in Tamil is பணி சாவி. See Function key meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is function key?
Function key is a noun.
What is the plural of function key?
The plural of function key is function keys.

Words near function key in the dictionary

  1. function calls
  2. function code
  3. function codes
  4. function generator
  5. function generators
  6. function key
  7. function keys
  8. function multiplier
  9. function multipliers
  10. function object
  11. function objects

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Adapted from Wiktionary: function key (page history and authors); function key (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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