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Modifier key on workstation keyboards of the 1970s/80s

The Meta key is a modifier key on certain keyboards. It first appeared on the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL)'s SAIL keyboard in 1970. Wikipedia →

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Noun A special key on some kinds of keyboard, used to activate keyboard shortcuts.

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