space bar
noun
: the wide key at the bottom of a computer keyboard or typewriter that is used to make a space
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There are left and right mouse buttons below the space bar which provides easy access to contextual menus in macOS with a quick thumb press.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the fact that all Parcels song titles are written without spaces, a nod to the band’s early days, when multi-instrumentalist Patrick Hetherington had to upload mp3 song titles on a laptop with a broken space bar.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The stabilizers on this keyboard have been redesigned to make things stay on the level while still ensuring the keyboard is still and reliable when typing, with less wobble on the big keys like the space bar, left shift, backspace, and enter key.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The app essentially amounts to a small Doom level that is playable with keyboard controls (arrow keys to move, space bar to shoot) within a CAPTCHA-like presentation.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
It could then be sold for a 10 cent reward by pressing the space bar.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
The larger keys, like the space bar, shift, enter and backspace keys, feel more solid with better stabilizers onboard.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The circuit board beneath the keys is secured with screw-in stabilizers that produce a smooth typing experience with less wobble on the larger keys like the space bar, shift, enter and delete keys.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Loyal fans of Lenovo's TrackPoint keyboard mini-joystick cursor controller will look in vain for the traditional three mouse buttons below the space bar—their role is performed here by a haptic strip along the top of the buttonless touchpad.
—Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the fact that all Parcels song titles are written without spaces, a nod to the band’s early days, when multi-instrumentalist Patrick Hetherington had to upload mp3 song titles on a laptop with a broken space bar.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The stabilizers on this keyboard have been redesigned to make things stay on the level while still ensuring the keyboard is still and reliable when typing, with less wobble on the big keys like the space bar, left shift, backspace, and enter key.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The app essentially amounts to a small Doom level that is playable with keyboard controls (arrow keys to move, space bar to shoot) within a CAPTCHA-like presentation.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
It could then be sold for a 10 cent reward by pressing the space bar.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
The larger keys, like the space bar, shift, enter and backspace keys, feel more solid with better stabilizers onboard.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The circuit board beneath the keys is secured with screw-in stabilizers that produce a smooth typing experience with less wobble on the larger keys like the space bar, shift, enter and delete keys.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Loyal fans of Lenovo's TrackPoint keyboard mini-joystick cursor controller will look in vain for the traditional three mouse buttons below the space bar—their role is performed here by a haptic strip along the top of the buttonless touchpad.
—Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Space bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20bar. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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