Dictionary

shift key en · NOUN

Etymology

First use appears c. 1883 in the listing of U.S. Patents.

Meanings

1. The key on a typewriter used to select uppercase letters and certain special characters by physically moving the mechanism
2. A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.

Forms

Translations (27)

ru шифт (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · da skiftenøgle (key on a typewriter) · ja シフト (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · ru кла́виша шифт (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · fi vaihtonäppäin (key on a typewriter) · fr touche majuscule (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · sv skifttangent (key on a typewriter) · da shifttast (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · ro tastă shift (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · fi vaihtonäppäin (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · ko 시프트 키 (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · da shift (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · sv omskiftare (key on a typewriter) · es tecla de mayúsculas (key on a typewriter) · fi Shift-näppäin (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · sv skifttangent (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · de Umschalttaste (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · tr shift tuşu (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · cmn 移位鍵 /移位键 (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · cmn 換檔鍵 /换档键 (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · it tasto maiuscolo (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · de Umschalttaste (key on a typewriter) · ja シフトキー (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · es mayús (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · ga eochair iomlaoide (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · es tecla mayús (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) · ko 시프트 (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard)