Dictionary

alt key en · NOUN

Etymology

First use appears c. 1964 on the computer keyboard of the PDP-6 TECO.

Meanings

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

Forms

Coordinates

shift key · function key · control key

Translations (25)

ar مِفْتَاح التَّبْدِيلِ (computing: a key on a keyboard) · fr touche alternative (computing: a key on a keyboard) · es tecla Alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · fi Alt-näppäin (computing: a key on a keyboard) · fi vaihtoehtonäppäin (computing: a key on a keyboard) · eo alt-klavo (computing: a key on a keyboard) · pt tecla Alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · he אלט (computing: a key on a keyboard) · fr touche Alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · es tecla alterna (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ru альт (computing: a key on a keyboard) · de Alt-Taste (computing: a key on a keyboard) · tr alternatif tuşu (computing: a key on a keyboard) · el πλήκτρο Alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ro tastă Alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ja オルト (computing: a key on a keyboard) · nl alt-toets (computing: a key on a keyboard) · vi phím Alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ja オルトキー (computing: a key on a keyboard) · pl alt (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ko 알트 키 (computing: a key on a keyboard) · cmn 轉換鍵 /转换键 (computing: a key on a keyboard) · tr Alt tuşu (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ru кла́виша альт (computing: a key on a keyboard) · ko 알트 (computing: a key on a keyboard)