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backspace

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbækspeɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbækˌspeɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bak′spās′)

Inflections of 'backspace' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
backspaces
v 3rd person singular
backspacing
v pres p
backspaced
v past
backspaced
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•space /ˈbækˌspeɪs/USA pronunciation   v., -spaced, -spac•ing, n. 
v. [no obj]
  1. Printingto move the typing element of a typewriter or the cursor on a computer display one space backward.

n. [countable]
  1. Computingthe key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used for backspacing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•space  (bak′spās′),USA pronunciation v., -spaced, -spac•ing, n. 
v.i. 
  1. Printingto shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key.
  2. Computingto move the cursor, printhead, etc., toward the beginning of the data.

n. 
  1. Printingthe space made by backspacing.
  2. ComputingAlso called back′spac′er, back′space key′. the labeled key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used for backspacing.
  • back2 + space

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
backspace /ˈbækˌspeɪs/ vb
  1. to move a (typewriter carriage or computer cursor) backwards
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