"home row" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: home rows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} home row (plural home rows)
  1. The keys in the center row of a typewriter or computer keyboard on which the index fingers to little fingers of a typist's hands rest when not typing. On a standard qwerty keyboard, the home row is made up of the keys ASDF for the typist's left hand, and JKL; for the right hand. Categories (topical): Buttons, Typing keyboards Synonyms: home keys

Inflected forms

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