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verb, -spaced, -spac⋅ing, noun | 1. | to shift the carriage or typing element of a typewriter one space backward by depressing a special key. |
| 2. | Computers. to move the cursor, printhead, etc., toward the beginning of the data. |
| 3. | the space made by backspacing. |
| 4. | Also called backspacer, backspace key. the labeled key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used for backspacing. |
