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backspace (adj.)
also back-space, 1899, in reference to keyboarding, from back (adv.) + space.
We have had the pleasure of examining one of the 1899 model Hammond typewriters, with the new back-space key. This new feature is certainly an improvement in the machine. [The Phonetic Journal, March 11, 1899]
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Definitions of backspace
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