noun
(computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters
• Syn: ↑control key
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑key
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on some computers, a key that you press together with another key to make the computer do a particular thing
Thesaurus: keys on the computer keyboardhyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.