| 单词 | shift-lock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshift-lock shift-lock n. a device for holding the shift-key of a typewriter continuously depressed; also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > typing > typewriter > [noun] > shift-lock shift-lock1899 1899 J. Wardle Universal Typewriter Man. 21 Shift lock.—When it is desired to write a large number of capital letters or signs, the Cylinder may be brought forward by means of the Lock Handle, and this action will fasten the Cylinder in that position. 1907 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 1 Mar. 435/1 The shift-lock for capitals. 1920 R. T. Nicholson Mech. Devices Typewriter 33 The shift-lock is used whenever it is desired to hold a shift-key continuously depressed. 1936 M. Crooks Bk. of Remington Typewriter iii. 27 The action of the shift lock key is quite simple. 1977 E. Mackay Typewriting Dict. 195 The shift key should be depressed by the little finger... If a whole word, heading, sentence, etc., is required in capital letters, the typist should depress the shift lock, which ‘locks’ the typewriter mechanism. < as lemmas |
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