Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destructive backspace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: de-struc-tive backspace
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A backspace that erases the character at the previous position, in addition to moving the cursor.

Inflected Forms

destructive backspaces (plural)

Questions

What does destructive backspace mean?: A backspace that erases the character at the previous position, in addition to moving the cursor.

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