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alt¹ Definition

alt (alt)

adjective

Music high in pitch

Etymology: It alto < L altus, high: see altitude

noun

  1. the first octave above the treble staff
  2. a tone in this octave

alt² Definition

alt

  1. alteration
  2. alternate
  3. alternative
  4. alternator
  5. altitude
  6. alto

alt Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • press: On Windows, you can press ALT + the access key - on Mac you can press Control + the access key.
  • join: He joined ALT in a half time post at the beginning of 2003.
  • hold: Hold ALT to access the Task Manager, then draw the Engineer gesture.
  • include: Where decorative graphics are used these include null ALT attributes instead.
  • use: To open this page, for example, you would use ALT + x + ENTER.
  • have: Decorative images have NULL ALT attributes to ensure they are ignored by screen readers.

Adjective modifier

  • null: Decorative images have NULL ALT attributes to ensure they are ignored by screen readers.
  • descriptive: Images are supplied with descriptive ALT attributes where appropriate.

Modifies a noun

  • tag: Image ALT tags are useful to your page's visitors.
  • attribute: Use the alt attribute to describe the function of each visual.
  • newsgroup: Most reputable motherboard manufacturers have their own ALT newsgroup that has the word mainboard in its address.
  • text: Images have alt text to describe the image to the user.
  • ego: Greene also relished sending pseudonymous letters to the Press, one of his alter egos being ' Mrs Henry Montgomery ' .
  • key: Alt key The Alt key can be found on the left hand side of the space bar.

Modifying Another Word

  • down: Changed ' load info ' window to appear if you hold down ALT.

Noun used with modifier

  • press: To use these keys on windows, press ALT + the access key, on a Macintosh, press CONTROL + the access key.
  • image: Image ALT tags are useful to your page's visitors.

Possessives

  • conference: The best way to discuss the impact of all these developments is to attend the ALT's 2002 annual conference at Greenwich.
  • key: To use, hold down the ' ALT ' key and press the correct access key.

Used with adjective complement

  • hold: Changed ' load info ' window to appear if you hold down ALT.

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