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Backspace vs Backspaceable - What's the difference?

backspace | backspaceable |

As a noun backspace

is the key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.

As a verb backspace

is (computing) to remove a character behind a cursor.

As an adjective backspaceable is

(computing|rare) supporting a backspace function.

backspace

English

Noun

(wikipedia backspace) (en noun)
  • The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
  • (computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.

    • Verb

    (backspac)
  • (computing) To remove a character behind a cursor.
  • (computing) To move a magnetic tape to a previous block.

    • backspaceable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computing, rare) Supporting a backspace function.
  • * 1992 , "Joseph M. Newcomer", ASCII'' (on newsgroup ''alt.folklore.computers )
    • The reason was to allow the newer backspaceable Teletypes and their code-compatible derivatives to represent the international character sets more readily.
  • * 2009 , "Richard Maine", Error writing on unit 22'' (on newsgroup ''comp.lang.fortran )
    • Anyway, the standard does allow for non-backspaceable files, at the compiler's choice.