function key

English

Etymology

First use appears c. 1930 in the listing of U.S. Patents.

Noun

function key (plural function keys)

1. (computing) Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.

Translations

computing: key that activates a function

• Danish: funktionstast
• Faroese: funkuknappur
• Finnish: funktionäppäin, toimintonäppäin
• Icelandic: aðgerðarhnappur m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: funksjonstast

  Nynorsk: funksjonstast

• Polish: klawisz funkcyjny m
• Portuguese: tecla de função f
• Swedish: funktionstangent c