"Command key" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Command keys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Command key}} Command key (plural Command keys)
  1. (computing) A modifier key present on Apple keyboards. Wikipedia link: Command key Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Buttons, Computing Synonyms: [symbol] Translations (modifier key on Apple computers): tecla comandament [feminine] (Catalan), 命令鍵 (Chinese Mandarin), 命令键 (mìnglìngjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), komentonäppäin (Finnish), コマンドキー (komando kī) (Japanese), コマンド (komando) (Japanese), 커맨드 키 (keomaendeu ki) (Korean), 커맨드 (keomaendeu) (Korean)

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