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Macro key
A macro key is a keyboard key that can be configured to perform custom, user-defined behavior. Many keyboards do not have a macro key, but some have one or more. Some consider a macro key to enhance productivity by allowing them to do operations via a single key press that otherwise requires slower or multiple UI actions. Custom behavior typically involves one or more user interface (UI) operations such as keystrokes and mouse actions. For example, a macro key might be configured to launch a program. A gamer might configure it for rapid-fire. Some early PC keyboards had a single key located on the lowest row of keys, either to the left of the Z key or to the right of the right control key. Sometimes it was treated as a backslash, but its behavior varied. It generated a special scan code so that a program could associate unique behavior to it. Some mice have a macro button with a similar utility.
Article summary
A macro key is a keyboard key that can be configured to perform custom, user-defined behavior. Many keyboards do not have a macro key, but some have one or more. Some consider a macro key to enhance productivity by allowing them to do operations via a single key press that otherwise requires slower or multiple UI actions. Custom behavior typically involves one or more user interface (UI) operations such as keystrokes and mouse actions. For example, a macro key might be configured to launch a program. A gamer might configure it for rapid-fire. Some early PC keyboards had a single key located on the lowest row of keys, either to the left of the Z key or to the right of the right control key. Sometimes it was treated as a backslash, but its behavior varied. It generated a special scan code so that a program could associate unique behavior to it. Some mice have a macro button with a similar utility.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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