shift key

Noun

Meaning

the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shift carriage return backspace key shifts typewriter carriage hold down the shift key shift key modulation shift keyed actuating pin caps lock key contact pin down shift hold down shift operating pin press shift
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Hypernyms

key

Examples

Whoever came up with "hold the shift key for eight seconds to turn on 'your keyboard is buggered' mode" should be shot. Linus Torvalds

Before the shift key, typewriters had to have a separate key and typebar for upper-case letters; in essence, the typewriter had two keyboards, one above the other. Source: Internet

Each key is essentially a shift key so that with ten keys, there are ten single strokes and ninety two-finger keystrokes. Source: Internet

Any key can be used as a shift key, and a large number of keys can be held down simultaneously and separately sensed. Source: Internet

BASIC commands were not entered by typing them out but were instead selected somewhat similarly to a programmable graphing calculator - each key had a few different functions selected by both context and modes as well as with the shift key. Source: Internet

If you hold down the Shift key at the same time, you can now rotate in 15º increments. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shift gears shift ground shift in attitude shift key modulation shift keyed shift keying