Meanings
nounenter key (plural enter keys)
plural enter keys
- computer hardwareA type of return key generally present on extended keyboards with a numeric keypad.
Origin
First known use appears c. 1955, in the publication Applied Electronics: Proceedings.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 回車鍵 /回车键, 回車 /回车
- 回車鍵 /回车键 (huíchējiàn)computing: a type of return key
- 回車 /回车 (huíchē)computing: a type of return key
Finnish enter-näppäin, syöttönäppäin
- enter-näppäincomputing: a type of return key
- syöttönäppäincomputing: a type of return key
French touche entrée
- touche entréecomputing: a type of return key
Japanese エンターキー, エンター
- エンターキー (entā kī)computing: a type of return key
- エンター (entā)computing: a type of return key
Korean 엔터 키, 엔터
- 엔터 키 (enteo ki)computing: a type of return key
- 엔터 (enteo)computing: a type of return key
Portuguese enter, entra
- entercomputing: a type of return key
- entracomputing: a type of return key
Russian клавиша ввод, клавиша Enter
- клавиша ввод (klaviša vvod)computing: a type of return key
- клавиша Enter (klaviša Enter)computing: a type of return key
Spanish tecla intro
- tecla introcomputing: a type of return key
Swedish returtangent
- returtangentcomputing: a type of return key
Turkish gir tuşu, giriş tuşu
- gir tuşucomputing: a type of return key
- giriş tuşucomputing: a type of return key
Vietnamese phím thi hành
- phím thi hànhcomputing: a type of return key
Cite this entry
APA
enter key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enter%20key
MLA
“enter key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enter%20key. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enter key,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enter%20key.
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