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shift key

noun [C]

Translation

the key on a computer keyboard which allows you to create a capital letter (= a large letter of the alphabet used at the beginning of sentences and names)
bilgisayarda büyük harf tuşu/değiştirme tuşu
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(Definition of shift key noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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