Four

Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope

Four may refer to any of the following:

1. Four is a numerical value represented as "4" that's the fourth positive number following the zero. On a computer keyboard with a numeric keypad, there are two 4's. One on the top row of numbers and the other 4 on the keypad.

What symbol is on the 4 key?

On U.S. keyboards, the 4 key is on the same key has the dollar sign ($).

Other computer terms with "four" in them

The following list is other computer-related terms with the word "four" in them.

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For computer terms that start with the number 4, see our computer number terms.

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In ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), the numerical value of "4" is "052" in decimal (00110100 in binary). To count to "4" in binary it would be 00000100.

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Doing the Alt code Alt+52 creates a "4" character.

2. The number 4 is also with the Alt+4, Command+4, Ctrl+4, and Shift+4 keyboard shortcuts.

3. The number 4 is used as chat slang to say "for," "four," or the prefix or suffix "fore." For example, someone may say "be4" as a short way of saying "before."

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