"backspace" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "back + space",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I pressed backspace because I accidentally typed the wrong letter."
        }
      ],
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        "A backspace is a key on the keyboard of a computer or typewriter that erases the letter before the cursor."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbækˌspeɪs/"
    }
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  "word": "backspace"
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      "form": "backspaced",
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    {
      "form": "backspaced",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "No, that's wrong. Backspace here, and delete this word too."
        }
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        "When you backspace, you erase the letter before the cursor."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbækˌspeɪs/"
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  "word": "backspace"
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          "text": "I pressed backspace because I accidentally typed the wrong letter."
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbækˌspeɪs/"
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  "word": "backspace"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbækˌspeɪs/"
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