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tasto

key

noun TAH-stoh Rare
Communication Technology

Origin: From tastare (to touch, to feel), from a Germanic root akin to Old High German tastōn.

Also means

button

Usage Note

Tasto primarily means a key on a keyboard (il tasto Invio, the Enter key) or a button on a device, but historically it also referred to a key on a musical instrument — still heard in the compound tastiera (keyboard, piano keys). The figurative phrase toccare un tasto delicato means 'to touch on a sensitive topic.'

Examples

"Premi il tasto Invio per confermare la selezione."

Natural Translation

Press the Enter key to confirm the selection.

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