Delete

What is the difference between 'Backspace' and 'Delete'? Clearly, 'Backspace' merely shifts the cursor one space backwards, whereas 'Delete' erases what it backspaces over.

So what is the difference between 'Option' and 'Alternate'? Ah, this is fun. 'Option' means you have something else to look at; 'Alternate' means you only have two options.

Sometimes, the verities of the keyboard jump up and strike. Or at least, they used to do so in the days when a key really was a long piece of metal with shaped protrusions and indentations at the other end.

Those days are gone now, and backspacing does not backtime.