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Definition of backspace verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

backspace

verb

NAmE//ˈbækspeɪs//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they backspace

he / she / it backspaces

past simple backspaced

-ing form backspacing

to use the backspace key on a computer keyboard or on a typewriter

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