skiftlås

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • (typewriting) Caps Lock, shift lock key on typewriters, or often also caps lock (a lock for the shift key); the caps lock key. Usually referred to as caps lock in Swedish.

Etymology

Compound from Swedish skifta (change, vary, exchange, shift) + Swedish lås.

Origin

Swedish

lås

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