PA key

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Acronyms/initialisms: PA Category: Concepts Origin: Official

Also known as: PAx key

A program access key (PAn nomenclature) was a key found on some terminal and host-connected keyboards, used for calling a running program to communicate with it. It is typically found on IBM 3270-style and IBM 315X/316X ASCII style keyboards.

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