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Super key (keyboard button)

Index Super key (keyboard button)

Super key (❖) is an alternative name for what is commonly labelled as the Windows key or Command key on modern keyboards, typically bound and handled as such by Linux and BSD operating systems and software today. [1]

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  1. 34 relations: Berkeley Software Distribution, ChromeOS, Command key, Computer mouse, Desktop environment, Elementary OS, Emacs, GNOME 3, I3 (window manager), ISO/IEC 9995, KDE, KDE Plasma 5, Knight keyboard, Linux, Lisp machine, MacOS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Meta key, Model M keyboard, Modifier key, Multics, Openbox, Porting, Space-cadet keyboard, Start menu, Unity (user interface), Unix, Unix-like, User interface, Virtual machine, Windows 95, Windows key, Workstation, X Window System.

  2. Computer keys

Berkeley Software Distribution

The Berkeley Software Distribution or Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) is a discontinued operating system based on Research Unix, developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California, Berkeley.

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ChromeOS

ChromeOS, sometimes styled as chromeOS and formerly styled as Chrome OS, is a Linux distribution developed and designed by Google.

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Command key

The Command key (sometimes abbreviated as Cmd key),, formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. Super key (keyboard button) and Command key are computer keys.

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Computer mouse

A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.

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Desktop environment

In computing, a desktop environment (DE) is an implementation of the desktop metaphor made of a bundle of programs running on top of a computer operating system that share a common graphical user interface (GUI), sometimes described as a graphical shell.

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Elementary OS

elementary OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS.

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Emacs

Emacs, originally named EMACS (an acronym for "Editor Macros"), is a family of text editors that are characterized by their extensibility.

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GNOME 3

GNOME 3 is the third major release of the GNOME desktop environment.

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I3 (window manager)

i3 is a tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii and written in C. It supports tiling, stacking, and tabbing layouts, which are handled manually.

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ISO/IEC 9995

ISO/IEC 9995 Information technology — Keyboard layouts for text and office systems is an ISO/IEC standard series defining layout principles for computer keyboards.

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KDE

KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software.

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KDE Plasma 5

KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth generation of the KDE Plasma graphical workspaces environment, created by KDE primarily for Linux systems.

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Knight keyboard

The Knight keyboard, designed by Tom Knight, was used with the MIT-AI lab's bitmapped display system.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

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Lisp machine

Lisp machines are general-purpose computers designed to efficiently run Lisp as their main software and programming language, usually via hardware support.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Meta key

The Meta key is a modifier key on certain keyboards. Super key (keyboard button) and Meta key are computer keys.

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Model M keyboard

Model M keyboards are a group of computer keyboards designed and manufactured by IBM starting in 1985, and later by Lexmark International, Maxi Switch, and Unicomp.

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Modifier key

In computing, a modifier key is a special key (or combination) on a computer keyboard that temporarily modifies the normal action of another key when pressed together. Super key (keyboard button) and modifier key are computer keys.

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Multics

Multics ("MULTiplexed Information and Computing Service") is an influential early time-sharing operating system based on the concept of a single-level memory.

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Openbox

Openbox is a free, stacking window manager for the X Window System, licensed under the GNU General Public License.

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Porting

In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software for the purpose of achieving some form of execution in a computing environment that is different from the one that a given program (meant for such execution) was originally designed for (e.g., different CPU, operating system, or third party library).

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Space-cadet keyboard

The space-cadet keyboard is a keyboard designed by John L. Kulp in 1978 and used on Lisp machines at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which inspired several still-current jargon terms in the field of computer science and influenced the design of Emacs.

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Start menu

The Start menu (called Start screen in Windows 8, 8.1 and Server 2012) is a graphical user interface element that has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95, providing a means of opening programs and performing other functions in the Windows shell.

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Unity (user interface)

Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment originally developed by Canonical Ltd. for its Ubuntu operating system.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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User interface

In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.

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Virtual machine

In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization or emulation of a computer system.

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Windows 95

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.

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Windows key

The Windows logo key (also known as Windows, win, start, logo, flag or '''super''' key) is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. Super key (keyboard button) and Windows key are computer keys.

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Workstation

A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications.

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X Window System

The X Window System (X11, or simply X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays, common on Unix-like operating systems.

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See also

Computer keys

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_key_(keyboard_button)