What is "home key"

n. the basic key in which a piece of music is written [syn: tonic key]

The key is commonly found on computer keyboards. The key has the opposite effect of the key. In limited-size keyboards where the key is missing the same functionality can be reached via the key combination of .

Its standard symbol from ISO/IEC 9995-7, i.e. an arrow pointing to a corner in the upper left, is used on some full-size keyboards instead of a possibly localized text label.