Windows key

English

A Windows key between a Ctrl key and an Alt key.

Etymology

First appeared on a Microsoft keyboard in 1994.

Noun

Windows key (plural Windows keys)

1. (computing) A key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.

Synonyms

• start key
• Winkey

Translations

a keyboard key

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 開始按鈕／开始按钮, 开始按纽 (kāishǐ ànniǔ), 開始鍵／开始键 (kāishǐ jiàn)

• Finnish: Windows-näppäin

Further reading

• Windows key on Wikipedia.Wikipedia