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function key

Etymology

First use appears c. 1930 in the listing of U.S. Patents.

Noun

function key (plural function keys)

(computing) Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.

Translations

computing: key that activates a function

Chinese:
Mandarin: 功能键 (gōngnéngjiàn)
Danish: funktionstast
Faroese: funkuknappur
Finnish: funktionäppäin (fi), toimintonäppäin
French: touche de fonction f
Icelandic: aðgerðarhnappur m
Japanese: ファンクションキー (fankushon kī)
Korean: 기능 키 (gineung ki), 펑션 키 (peongsyeon ki)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: funksjonstast

Nynorsk: funksjonstast
Polish: klawisz funkcyjny m
Portuguese: tecla de função f
Swedish: funktionstangent c
Spanish: tecla de función f
Turkish: fonksiyon tuşu, işlev tuşu

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