Alt key

noun

ˈȯlt- 

variants or Alt

ˈȯlt 

: a key on a computer keyboard that when pressed in combination with other keys enables special commands or symbols to be accessed compare control key

Word History

Etymology

Alt short for alternate entry 1 or alternate entry 2

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Alt key

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy