backspace — ONAD

backspace /ˈbakˌspās, ˈbækˌspeɪs

▸ noun

1 a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that causes the carriage or cursor to move backward.

2 a device on a video recorder or camcorder which produces a slight backward run between shots to eliminate disturbance caused by the interruption of the scanning process:

[as modifier] begin with a few seconds of static shot, remembering to allow for backspace time.

▸ verb [no object] move a typewriter carriage or computer cursor back one or more spaces.