Windows key

English

From left to right: A keyboard's control key, Windows key, alt key.

Etymology

First appeared on a Microsoft keyboard in 1994.

Noun

Windows key (plural Windows keys)

1. (computing) A key on a computer keyboard bearing the Microsoft Windows logo, used to open the Start menu and as a modifier key for various other functions.

Synonyms

• start key
• Winkey

Translations

a keyboard key

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: Windows键, 開始鍵／开始键 (kāishǐjiàn, literally “start key”)

• Finnish: Windows-näppäin
• Japanese: Windowsキー (ウィンドウズキー, Windōzu kī)
• Korean: 윈도우 키 (windou ki)