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shift keys

shift keys is the plural of shift key.

Meaning of shift key

Noun

shift key (plural shift keys)

  1. The key on a typewriter used to select uppercase letters and certain special characters by physically moving the mechanism
  2. A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.

Questions about shift keys

What is shift keys the plural of?
Shift keys is the plural of shift key.

Words near shift keys in the dictionary

  1. shift gears
  2. shift ground
  3. shift in
  4. Shift JIS
  5. shift key
  6. shift keys
  7. shift lead
  8. shift leads
  9. shift lever
  10. shift levers
  11. shift lock

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