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function key:

function key [the ~] nomen

  1. the function key
    die Funktionstaste
  2. the function key
    – Any of the 10 or more keys labeled F1, F2, F3, and so on, that are placed along the left side or across the top of a keyboard (or both) and are used for special tasks by different programs. The meaning of a function key is defined by a program or, in some instances, by the user. Function keys are used in application programs or the operating system to provide either a shortcut for a series of common instructions (such as calling up a program's on-screen help facility) or a feature that is not otherwise available. 1
    die Funktionstaste

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Related Definitions for "function key":

  1. Any of the 10 or more keys labeled F1, F2, F3, and so on, that are placed along the left side or across the top of a keyboard (or both) and are used for special tasks by different programs. The meaning of a function key is defined by a program or, in some instances, by the user. Function keys are used in application programs or the operating system to provide either a shortcut for a series of common instructions (such as calling up a program's on-screen help facility) or a feature that is not otherwise available.1

Wiktionary Translations for function key:

function key
noun
  1. Informatik: Die mit F1 bis F12 bezeichneten Tasten auf der Tastatur eines PCs oder eines Laptops, die mit speziellen Funktionen belegt werden können

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