"Scroll Lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Scroll Locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Scroll Lock}} Scroll Lock (plural Scroll Locks)
  1. (computing) A key on a standard extended keyboard, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor, now sometimes used for other purposes. Wikipedia link: Scroll Lock Categories (topical): Buttons, Computing Synonyms: scroll lock Related terms: Caps Lock, Num Lock, Page Down, Page Up Related terms (computer keys): key Translations (a key, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor): scroll lock (Finnish), vierityksen lukitusnäppäin (Finnish), скролл-ло́к (skroll-lók) [masculine] (Russian)

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