pastie

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Definitions of pastie word

noun Technical meaning of pastie /pay'stee/ An adhesive label designed to be attached to a key on a keyboard to indicate some non-standard character which can be accessed through that key. Pasties are likely to be used in APL environments, where almost every key is associated with a special character. A pastie on the R key, for example, might remind the user that it is used to generate the rho character. The term properly refers to nipple-concealing devices formerly worn by strippers in concession to indecent-exposure laws; compare tits on a keyboard. 1
noun pastie a decorative cover for a nipple, chiefly worn by dancers and strippers 0
abbreviation PASTIE pasty2 0

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Parts of speech for Pastie

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adjective

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preposition

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exclamation

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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