function key
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]First use appears c. 1930 in the listing of U.S. Patents.
Noun
[edit ]function key (plural function keys )
- (computing ) Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.
Translations
[edit ]computing: key that activates a function
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 功能键 (gōngnéngjiàn)
- Danish: funktionstast
- Faroese: funkuknappur
- Finnish: funktionäppäin (fi) , toimintonäppäin
- French: touche de fonction f
- Icelandic: aðgerðarhnappur m
- Japanese: ファンクションキー (fankushon kī)
- Korean: 기능 키 (gineung ki), 펑션 키 (peongsyeon ki)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: funksjonstast
- Nynorsk: funksjonstast
- Polish: klawisz funkcyjny m
- Portuguese: tecla de função f
- Spanish: tecla de función f
- Swedish: funktionstangent c
- Turkish: fonksiyon tuşu , işlev tuşu