(Computers) one of the keys on the keyboard (confirms a command and sends it to the processor)
The enter key (or the return key) in most cases causes a form or dialog box to operate its default function, which is typically to finish an "entry" and begin the obviously desired process.The return key is often also referred to as (and even marked as) the enter key and it usually performs the same function as the enter key, but in some applications (mainly
page layout,
word processing and in
typewriting) it's the one that operates like the
carriage return key from which it originates. It typically has an arrow pointing down and left, which is the symbol for
carriage return.
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