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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While holding your thumb down on the space bar, tap anywhere on the keyboard. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 When nighttime falls, the game’s friendly parkgoers turn into zombies and ghosts who chase the park ranger, armed with nothing but a Frisbee deployed by the keyboard’s space bar. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 This whole idea, in general, of doing a James Gunn impression, with space bar fights and needle drops during slow-motion circular spinning fight scenes. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The space bar is also separated, with the remaining center piece acting as an extra Backspace key. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for space bar

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“Space bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20bar. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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