Shift-key
noun
1.
a typewriter key that determines whether characters are printed in upper or lower case and controls the printing of numbers and symbols.
2.
Computers. a key that performs the same functions as on a typewriter keyboard and also controls other functions, depending on the program:
To print a file, depress the shift key and a function key.
noun
1.
a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to type capital letters and certain numbers and symbols
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- Shiftlessness
adjective 1. lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy. 2. lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration. adjective 1. lacking in ambition or initiative
- Shift-lock
noun 1. a typewriter or computer key that locks the shift key in depressed position.
- Shift out
character (SO, Control-N, ASCII 14) The character which was used to “shift out” of an alternate character set on some ancient teletypes, reversing the effect of the Shift In (SI, ASCII 15) character. (1996-06-24)