backspaceable

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adjective

Supporting a backspace function.

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Meanings

adjectivebackspaceable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarecomputingSupporting a backspace function.

    Anyway, the standard does allow for non-backspaceable files, at the compiler's choice.

    2009, Richard Maine, “Error writing on unit 22”, in comp.lang.fortran (Usenet)
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    The reason was to allow the newer backspaceable Teletypes and their code-compatible derivatives to represent the international character sets more readily.

    1992, Joseph M. Newcomer, “ASCII”, in alt.folklore.computers (Usenet)

Origin

From backspace + -able.

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Cite this entry
APA

backspaceable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspaceable

MLA

“backspaceable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspaceable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backspaceable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspaceable.

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