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 Magic Keyboard, meanwhile, gets a nicer-feeling, more metallic-looking chassis, plus the addition of a row of 14 function keys for adjusting brightness, media playback, and so on.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
The $349 Apple Magic Keyboard for the 13-inch iPad Pro and the $229.99 Book Cover Keyboard for the Tab S9+ both have a row of function keys and trackpads.
—PCMAG, 10 May 2024
There is also a full row of function keys that double as multimedia controls.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
That also means the XPS line will be without a row of traditional function keys.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
The $349 Apple Magic Keyboard for the 13-inch iPad Pro and the $229.99 Book Cover Keyboard for the Tab S9+ both have a row of function keys and trackpads.
—PCMAG, 10 May 2024
There is also a full row of function keys that double as multimedia controls.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
That also means the XPS line will be without a row of traditional function keys.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Function key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/function%20key. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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