Alt key
noun/ˈɔːlt kiː/
/ˈɔːlt kiː/
(also ALT key)
- a key on a computer keyboard that you press while pressing other keys, in order to change their functionTopics Computersc2Word Originlate 20th cent.: abbreviation of alt(ernative) key.
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