SHIFTKEY

Shift key

The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate "upper" characters. There are typically two shift keys, on the left and right sides of the row below the home row. The shift key's name originated from the typewriter, where one had to press and hold the button to shift up the case stamp to change to capital letters;

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shift key

Noun

  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


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