Alt key

noun
🔊/ˈɔːlt kiː/
🔊/ˈɔːlt kiː/
(also ALT key)
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  1. a key on a computer keyboard that you press while pressing other keys, in order to change their function(计算机键盘上的)替换键,功能扩展键Topics Computersc2
    Word Originlate 20th cent.: abbreviation of alt(ernative) key.