Editing Backspace key (section)

==Erase-Eaze==
Erase-Eaze™ is a feature found in several brands of keyboard including [[Lexmark]], [[NMB]] and [[BTC]] where the [[space bar]] is split and one side of the space bar functions as backspace. In some cases (e.g. NMB) either side of the space bar can be configured as an extra Backspace key.{{citation needed}} In the case of Lexmark and BTC keyboards, the left side of the split space bar is marked with the editorial symbol for deletion, being a loop in a diagonal line.

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File:BTC 8120 -- keycap detail.jpg | [[BTC 8120]] with Erase-Eaze key
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Erase-Eaze is a trademark of [[Keyboard Advancements|Keyboard Advancements, Inc.]] and is covered in US patent [http://www.google.com/patents/US5711624 5711624] filed in 1996. The US trademark (serial number 74368270, registration number 1827290) was filed on 1993-03-15.

The [[USB]] HID tables does include support for an "Erase-Eaze" key (as "Keyboard Alternate Erase") but no keyboard or operating system is known to use it.

See: [[:Category:Keyboards with Erase-Eaze|Keyboards with Erase-Eaze]]