scroll lock

noun

A key on a standard extended keyboard, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor, now sometimes used for other purposes.

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Meanings

scroll lock1

nounscroll lock (plural scroll locks)

plural scroll locks

  1. alternativecomputingAlternative spelling of Scroll Lock.

Scroll Lock2

nounScroll Lock (plural Scroll Locks)

plural Scroll Locks · alternative scroll lock

  1. computingA key on a standard extended keyboard, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor, now sometimes used for other purposes.

Translations

Finnish scroll lock, vierityksen lukitusnäppäin
  • scroll locka key, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor
  • vierityksen lukitusnäppäina key, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor
Russian скролл-ло́к
  • скролл-ло́к (skroll-lók)a key, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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