English Explanatory Dictionary

alt key

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.

Word forms

alt key alt keys

Etymology

First use appears c. 1964 on the computer keyboard of the PDP-6 TECO.

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