Dictionary

function key en · NOUN

Etymology

First use appears c. 1930 in the listing of U.S. Patents.

Meanings

1. Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.

Forms

Translations (18)

nb funksjonstast (computing: key that activates a function) · nn funksjonstast (computing: key that activates a function) · ko 펑션 키 (computing: key that activates a function) · es tecla de función (computing: key that activates a function) · da funktionstast (computing: key that activates a function) · tr işlev tuşu (computing: key that activates a function) · ko 기능 키 (computing: key that activates a function) · is aðgerðarhnappur (computing: key that activates a function) · fi toimintonäppäin (computing: key that activates a function) · sv funktionstangent (computing: key that activates a function) · fi funktionäppäin (computing: key that activates a function) · ja ファンクションキー (computing: key that activates a function) · pl klawisz funkcyjny (computing: key that activates a function) · fo funkuknappur (computing: key that activates a function) · cmn 功能键 (computing: key that activates a function) · fr touche de fonction (computing: key that activates a function) · tr fonksiyon tuşu (computing: key that activates a function) · pt tecla de função (computing: key that activates a function)