Meanings
nounshift lock (plural shift locks)
plural shift locks
- typewritingA lock key on a typewriter, which, when pressed, causes all subsequently typed letters to be capitalized.
Belinda released the shift lock and reverted to lower case.
2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 264
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shift lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20lock
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shift lock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20lock.
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