option key in English
noun
key on Apple Macintosh keyboards that produces special characters when used in combination with other keys, alt key on Apple Macintosh keyboards
Use "option key" in a sentence
1. To mark a reference, click the text of a scripture verse while holding down the Alt key (on some computers this is called the Alternate or Option key).
2. To mark a reference, click on the text of a scripture verse, while holding down the Alt key (on some computers, this is called the Alternate or Option key).
3. I got a lot of extra disk space and now my mac partition is gone (when i restart and hold option key the only partition that pops up is Bootcamp windows
4. To close Address Book in Dashboard, press the Option key and move the pointer over the widget, then click the close ("X") button. Click the red button to open the Address Book application.