function key
noun
: any of a set of keys on a computer keyboard that have or can be programmed to have special functions
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The compact layout still keeps dedicated function keys and an OLED screen for quick tweaks on the fly.
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The keyboard’s layout has a full row of function keys which also double as multimedia shortcuts.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
There are no function keys or cursor cluster, but those functions are all accessible in conjunction with the Fn key.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Magic Keyboard gets a new layout with a larger trackpad and a physical function key row.
—Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The keyboard’s layout has a full row of function keys which also double as multimedia shortcuts.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
There are no function keys or cursor cluster, but those functions are all accessible in conjunction with the Fn key.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Magic Keyboard gets a new layout with a larger trackpad and a physical function key row.
—Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Function key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/function%20key. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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