"shift lock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shift locks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shift lock (plural shift locks)
  1. (typewriting) A lock key on a typewriter, which, when pressed, causes all subsequently typed letters to be capitalized.
    Sense id: en-shift_lock-en-noun-ue9qXcKZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 264:",
          "text": "Belinda released the shift lock and reverted to lower case.",
          "type": "quote"
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        [
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      ],
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        "(typewriting) A lock key on a typewriter, which, when pressed, causes all subsequently typed letters to be capitalized."
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "shift lock"
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