en.unionpedia.org

Space bar, the Glossary

The space bar is on the bottom center of the keyboard The space bar, spacebar, blank, or space key, is a key on a typewriter or alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar in the lowermost row, significantly wider than all other keys.^[1]

20 relations: Alt key, Apple keyboards, Arrow keys, Control key, Hansen Writing Ball, Jupiter Ace, Keyboard technology, Modifier key, Operating system, Platen, Player character, QWERTY, Shift key, Sholes and Glidden typewriter, Space (punctuation), Typewriter, Typing, Video game, Window (computing), ZX Spectrum.
Computer keys
Whitespace

Alt key

The Alt key (pronounced or) on a computer keyboard is used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys. Space bar and Alt key are computer keys.

See Space bar and Alt key

Apple keyboards

Apple Inc. has designed and developed many external keyboard models for use with families of Apple computers, such as the Apple II, Mac, and iPad.

See Space bar and Apple keyboards

Arrow keys

Arrow keys or cursor movement keys are keys on a computer keyboard that are either programmed or designated to move the cursor in a specified direction. Space bar and Arrow keys are computer keys.

See Space bar and Arrow keys

Control key

In computing, a Control key is a modifier key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, performs a special operation (for example, C). Space bar and Control key are computer keys.

See Space bar and Control key

Hansen Writing Ball

The Hansen Writing Ball is an early typewriter.

See Space bar and Hansen Writing Ball

Jupiter Ace

The Jupiter Ace by Jupiter Cantab was a British home computer released in 1982.

See Space bar and Jupiter Ace

Keyboard technology

The technology of computer keyboards includes many elements.

See Space bar and Keyboard technology

Modifier key

In computing, a modifier key is a special key (or combination) on a computer keyboard that temporarily modifies the normal action of another key when pressed together. Space bar and modifier key are computer keys.

See Space bar and Modifier key

Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

See Space bar and Operating system

Platen

A platen (or platten) is a platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing.

See Space bar and Platen

Player character

A player character (also known as a playable character or PC) is a fictional character in a video game or tabletop role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game.

See Space bar and Player character

QWERTY

QWERTY is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets.

See Space bar and QWERTY

Shift key

The Shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate "upper" characters. Space bar and Shift key are computer keys.

See Space bar and Shift key

Sholes and Glidden typewriter

The Sholes and Glidden typewriter (also known as the Remington No. 1) was the first commercially successful typewriter.

See Space bar and Sholes and Glidden typewriter

Space (punctuation)

In writing, a space is a blank area that separates words, sentences, syllables (in syllabification) and other written or printed glyphs (characters). Space bar and space (punctuation) are Whitespace.

See Space bar and Space (punctuation)

Typewriter

A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters.

See Space bar and Typewriter

Typing

Typing is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, mobile phone, or calculator.

See Space bar and Typing

Video game

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.

See Space bar and Video game