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n.
A bar at the bottom of the keyboard of a typewriter or computer that when pressed down introduces a horizontal space into text, as between words.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used

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A computer keyboard, Space Bar is on the bottom center of the keyboard.

The space bar, spacebar, or space key[citation needed], is a key on an alphanumeric keyboard in the form of a horizontal bar in the lowermost row, significantly wider than other keys. Its main purpose is to conveniently enter the space, e.g., between words during typing. It is large enough so that a thumb from either hand can use it easily.

Depending on the operating system, the space bar used with a modifier key such as the control key may have functions such as resizing or closing the current window, half-spacing, or even backspacing. On web browsers, the space bar usually allow the user to scroll down or to scroll up when the space bar is used with the shift key.

In many programs for playback of linear media, the space bar is used for pausing and resuming playback, or for manually advancing through text.


IBM/Windows keyboard (US layout)
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Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PrtSc/
SysRq		 ScrLk Pause/
Break
Tilde Exclamation mark At sign Number sign Dollar sign Percent sign Caret Ampersand Asterisk Bracket Bracket Underscore Plus and minus signs Backspace Grave accent 1 (number) 2 (number) 3 (number) 4 (number) 5 (number) 6 (number) 7 (number) 8 (number) 9 (number) 0 (number) Hyphen Equals sign Backspace Tab key Q W E R T Y U I O P Bracket Bracket Vertical bar Tab key Q W E R T Y U I O P Bracket Bracket Backslash Caps lock A S D F G H J K L Colon (punctuation) Quotation mark Enter key Caps lock A S D F G H J K L Semicolon Apostrophe Enter key Shift key Z X C V B N M Bracket Bracket Question mark Shift key Shift key Z X C V B N M Comma (punctuation) Full stop Slash (punctuation) Shift key Control key Windows key Alt key Space bar Alt key Windows key Menu key Control keyKB United States-NoAltGr.svg
 Ins Home PgUp NumLk / * -
Del End PgDn 7 8 9 +
4 5 6
↑ 1 2 3 Ent
← ↓ → 0 .
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Keyboard keys
Dead keys
Modifier keys
Control · Shift · Alt/Option (Apple) · AltGr · Command/Meta (Apple/MIT/Sun keyboards) · Windows · X · Super · Hyper · Fn (compact keyboards)
Lock keys
Navigation
Editing
Return/Enter · Backspace · Insert · Delete · Tab · Space bar
Misc.

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Translations: Space-bar
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mellemrumstangent

Français (French)
n. - barre d'espacement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leertaste

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλήκτρο διαστήματος (γραφομηχανής ή Η/Υ)

Italiano (Italian)
barra spaziatrice

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tecla de espacejar (f)

Русский (Russian)
клавиша для интервалов

Español (Spanish)
n. - espaciador, barra espaciadora

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mellanslagstangent

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空格键

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 空白鍵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (컴퓨터) 스페이스바

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スペースバー

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקש הרווח (במקלדת), מבהן‬

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