"backspacer" meaning in English

See backspacer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: backspacers [plural]
Etymology: From backspace + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|backspace|er|id2=agent noun}} backspace + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} backspacer (plural backspacers)
  1. A mechanism in a typewriter that controls backspacing.

Inflected forms

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