FEATURE KEY
\fˈiːt͡ʃə kˈiː], \fˈiːtʃə kˈiː], \f_ˈiː_tʃ_ə k_ˈiː]\
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(Or "flower", "pretzel", "clover", "propeller","beanie" (from propeller beanie), splat, "command key") TheMacintosh modifier key with the four-leaf clover graphicon its keytop.The feature key is the Mac's equivalent of a control key(and so labelled on some Mac II keyboards). The proliferationof terms for this creature may illustrate one subtle peril oficonic interfaces. Macs also have an "Option" modifier key,equivalent to Alt.The cloverleaf-like symbol's oldest name is "cross ofSt. Hannes", but it occurs in pre-Christian Viking art as adecorative motif. In Scandinavia it marks sites of historicalinterest. An early Macintosh developer who happened to beSwedish introduced it to Apple. Apple documentation gives thetranslation "interesting feature".The symbol has a Unicode character called "PLACE OF INTERESTSIGN" (U+2318), previously known as "command key".The Swedish name of this symbol stands for the word"sev"ardhet" (interesting feature), many of which are oldchurches. Some Swedes report as an idiom for it the word"kyrka", cognate to English "church" and Scots-dialect "kirk"but pronounced /shir'k*/ in modern Swedish. Others say thisis nonsense. (http://fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2318/index.htm).
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.