space bar

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space bar

noun space bars

  1. A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed. Hand position is best secured by dropping the fourth fingers upon P and Q and making the other fingers fall naturally upon the next figures in order, P O I U, for right hand, and Q W E R for the left; then place the right thumb on the space bar, and if the elbows are close to the body, a good hand p

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Españolbarra espaciadora, tecla espaciadora
한국어스페이스 바 seupeiseu ba, 스페이스 seupeiseu
日本語スペースバー supēsu bā, スペース supēsu
中文空格 kònggé, 空格鍵 /空格键 kònggéjiàn, 空白鍵 /空白键
Portuguêsespaço, barra de espaço
Françaisbarre d'espace, espace
DeutschLeertaste
Italianobarra spaziatrice
Ελληνικάδιάστημα diástima
Românăbară de spațiu, tastă de spațiu, spațiu, spacebar
Русскийпробе́л probél
Tiếng Việtphím cách, phím khoảng cách, phím dài, phím dấu cách, nút cách

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@misc{space_bar_2026,
  title = {space bar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/space%20bar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}