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Noun: return key
  1. The key on a computer keyboard that starts a new line when writing text; in other contexts the key usually causes a form or window to perform a default function, e.g. accept the data that has just been input
    "She pressed the return key to submit her online application";
    - return, enter key, enter

Derived forms: return keys

Type of: key

Encyclopedia: Return key