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Hyphenation for “backspacing”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “backspacing”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "backspacing" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “backspacing” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „backspacing“ ⟶ „backspac-ing“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "backspacing"

backspacing >> /ˈbakspeɪs/

Definition: [verb] Move a typewriter carriage or computer cursor backwards.
Example: The < BS > markers show where I hit the BackSpace key - note that the text I was backspacing over remains in the log.

Definition: [noun] A key on a typewriter or computer keyboard used to cause the carriage or cursor to move backwards.
Example: I've been digging through pictures cursing myself for not documenting my work better, typing the details from my notes then suddenly, I broke the backspace key on my computer.

Definition: [noun] A device on a video recorder or camcorder which produces a slight backward run between shots to eliminate disturbance caused by the interruption of the scanning process.