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shift out

shift out verb: to switch from a primary character set to an alternate (e.g. graphic) character set on a device.

Verb

shift out (third-person singular simple present shifts out, present participle shifting out, simple past and past participle shifted out)

  1. To switch from a primary character set to an alternate (e.g. graphic) character set on a device.

Forms of shift out

third-person singular presentshifts out
present participleshifting out
past participleshifted out
pastshifted out

Questions about shift out

What does shift out mean?
Shift out means to switch from a primary character set to an alternate (e.g. graphic) character set on a device.
What part of speech is shift out?
Shift out is a verb.
What is the past tense of shift out?
The past tense of shift out is shifted out.

Words near shift out in the dictionary

  1. shift lock
  2. shift locks
  3. shift off
  4. shift one's ground
  5. shift one's tides
  6. shift out
  7. shift register
  8. shift registers
  9. shift stick
  10. shift sticks
  11. shift the cut

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