"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) Primary meta/modifier key used in Apple Macintosh computer keyboards for executing keyboard shortcuts. Usually represented by the ⌘ (Place of Interest Sign) and sometimes called the "Apple key" as the Apple logo is often on the key as well. Wikipedia link: Command key Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Buttons, Computing Translations (modifier key on Apple computers): tecla comandament [feminine] (Catalan), 命令鍵 (Chinese Mandarin), 命令键 (mìnglìngjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), komentonäppäin (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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