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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The space bar is also separated, with the remaining center piece acting as an extra Backspace key.
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
By using a series of small internal chambers in the larger keycaps—like the space bar, Shift and Enter keys— those keys now make the same almost inaudible sound as the rest of the Halo65 V2’s keys.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
By using a series of small internal chambers in the larger keycaps—like the space bar, Shift and Enter keys— those keys now make the same almost inaudible sound as the rest of the Halo65 V2’s keys.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Space bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20bar. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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