control key

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English

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From left to right: A keyboard's control key, Windows key, alt key.

Etymology

First use appears c. 1978 in the publication Practical Computing.

Noun

control key (plural control keys)

  1. (computing, computer hardware) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys; normally labelled "Ctrl".

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