"^H" meaning in All languages combined

See ^H on Wiktionary

Symbol [English]

Etymology: A representation of ASCII character 0x08, which is backspace. Head templates: {{head|en|symbol|head=}} ^H, {{en-symbol}} ^H
  1. (Internet slang, usually humorous) Delete that last character. Tags: Internet, humorous, usually Categories (topical): Internet Related terms: ^W
    Sense id: en-^H-en-symbol-pJSLnYUw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English symbols

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} ^H
  1. (computing) The ASCII control character backspace in caret notation. Categories (topical): Computing

Download JSON data for ^H meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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