verb
- moves the cursor backward and deletes characters on a computer or typewriter
Usage: computing
noun
- plural of backspace; instances of moving backward and deleting characters
Usage: computing
Examples
- She backspaces to correct the typo in her email.
- He accidentally backspaces over the entire paragraph.
- The student backspaces and retypes the word correctly.
- Multiple backspaces were needed to fix the formatting error.
- The writer backspaces frequently while editing the document.
- Too many backspaces can slow down your typing speed.