Windows key

noun

A key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.

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Meanings

nounWindows key (plural Windows keys)

plural Windows keys

  1. computingA key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.

    Synonyms: start key, Winkey, Win, Window, Windows

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.

Similar
start keyWinkeyWinWindowWindows
Also see
start key

Origin

First appeared on a Microsoft keyboard in 1994.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin Windows键
  • Windows键a keyboard key
Finnish Windows-näppäin
  • Windows-näppäina keyboard key
Japanese Windowsキー
  • Windowsキー (Windōzu kī)a keyboard key
Korean 윈도우 키
  • 윈도우 키 (windou ki)a keyboard key
Cite this entry
APA

Windows key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windows%20key

MLA

“Windows key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windows%20key. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Windows key,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Windows%20key.

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