space bar

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

space bar space key

<hardware> (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)

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