English Explanatory Dictionary

control key

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

control key control keys

Etymology

First use appears c. 1978 in the publication Practical Computing.

Synonyms

Ctrl

Related words

alt key enter key function key return key shift key
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