# return key

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A key on a computer keyboard commonly used to execute a command or confirm the input of keyed text.

## Etymology
First known use appears c. 1965 in the publication Programming IBM 1620 by E.A. Weiss.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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