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- noun computing A
key on a standard extendedkeyboard , originally causing the arrow keys toscroll a window rather than moving acursor , now sometimes used for other purposes.
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Examples
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Lenovo eliminated the little-used SysReq, Scroll Lock and Pause keys.
Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad Walter S. Mossberg 2010
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The One Key lived alone on the upper right corner of the keyboard, well past Print Screen and Scroll Lock and Pause/Break… past the tiny blue lights indicating that Num Lock or Caps Lock or Scroll Lock again were engaged… an ordinary key, no different from any other, except for being without a letter, a number, or—as far as Martin could discern—any obvious purpose.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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Lenovo eliminated the little-used SysReq, Scroll Lock and Pause keys.
Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad Walter S. Mossberg 2010
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Lenovo eliminated the little-used SysReq, Scroll Lock and Pause keys.
Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad Walter S. Mossberg 2010
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Lenovo eliminated the little-used SysReq, Scroll Lock and Pause keys.
Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad Walter S. Mossberg 2010
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Lenovo eliminated the little-used SysReq, Scroll Lock and Pause keys.
Walt Mossberg Walter S. Mossberg 2010
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The low-profile keyboard gets Logitech Incurve keys and a cushioned palm rest for all kinds of comfort claims, while the LCD dashboard offers "at-a-glance status" for Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, Num Lock and battery life.
Pocket-lint Amy-Mae Elliott 2010
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Plus, an LCD dashboard gives you at-a-glance status for Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, Num Lock and battery life.
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The low-profile keyboard gets Logitech Incurve keys and a cushioned palm rest for all kinds of comfort claims, while the LCD dashboard offers "at-a-glance status" for Caps Lock, Scroll Lock, Num Lock and battery life.
Pocket-lint Amy-Mae Elliott 2010
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PgDn, PrntScrn, Scroll Lock, Pause, Sysreq and ... all middle-button activity, including the mouse pan and don't use getint but grread instead ... include a check to see if viewctr has changed
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