alternate action

noun

A feature of certain computer keyboards where a pressed key remains depressed and actuated until it is pressed again.

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Meanings

nounalternate action (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA feature of certain computer keyboards where a pressed key remains depressed and actuated until it is pressed again.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with alternate action

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APA

alternate action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternate%20action

MLA

“alternate action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternate%20action. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alternate action,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternate%20action.

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