Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
space bar \space bar\ or space key \space key\ (Mach.,
Computers)
A bar or key, in a typewriter, typesetting machine, or other
keyboard (as a computer keyboard), used to insert a space
between letters.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
space bar
n 1: the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when
used
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
space bar
space key
(Or "space key") The extra-wide key at the near
edge of every keyboard that is used to enter a space
character.
In some Graphical User Interfaces, pressing the space bar
selects the current item where the context does not allow text
entry, e.g. when the input focus is on a push button or
tick box.
(2007-01-29)