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Definition 2025

alt_key

alt key

English

Noun

From left to right: A keyboard's control key, Windows key, alt key.

alt key ‎(plural alt keys)

(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys

Translations

computing: a key on a keyboard

Chinese:
Mandarin: 轉換鍵, 转换键 ‎(zhuǎnhuàn jiàn)
Finnish: alt-näppäin
French: touche Alt f

German: Alt-Taste f
Japanese: オルトキー ‎(oruto kī), オルト ‎(oruto)
Russian: альт (ru) m ‎(alʹt), кла́виша альт f ‎(kláviša alʹt)

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