backspaced

Removed previous character

Backspaced is the past tense of backspace, meaning to delete characters by moving the cursor backward.

On a keyboard, the backspace key erases what's to its left, one character at a time: I backspaced over the typo and retyped the word.

The action implies correction or revision—undoing what was just written.

deletion

delete

Remove or erase

  • eraseRemove recorded marks
  • removeTake something away
  • clearWithout obstruction or fog

undo · correct · retract · revert · typo · mistake · cursor · keystroke · character · text

digital

typing

Entering text via keyboard

screen · document · keypress · caret · buffer · command · interface · software · digital · computer

Opposites
direction of text cursor movement

backspacedtyped

Input via keyboard

entered · inputted · inserted · advanced · wrote

Phrases
Family

backspace, backspaces, backspacing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G