English Explanatory Dictionary

return key

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A key on a computer keyboard commonly used to execute a command or confirm the input of keyed text.

Word forms

return key return keys

Etymology

First known use appears c. 1965 in the publication Programming IBM 1620 by E.A. Weiss.

Related words

control key enter key
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