Because of this, DEC video terminals (by default) sent the DEL character for the key marked "Backspace" while the separate key marked "Delete" sent an escape sequence; many other competing terminals sent a BS character for the backspace key.
bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðˈɪs, dˌiːˌiːsˈiː vˈɪdɪoʊ tˈɜːmɪnəlz baɪ dᵻfˈɔlt sˈɛnt ðə dˌiːˌiːˈɛl kˈæɹɪktɚ fɚðə kˈiː mˈɑːɹkt "bˈækspeɪs" wˌaɪl ðə sˈɛpɹət kˈiː mˈɑːɹkt "dᵻlˈiːt" sˈɛnt ɐn ɛskˈeɪp sˈiːkwəns; mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ tˈɜːmɪnəlz sˈɛnt ɐ bˌiːˈɛs kˈæɹɪktɚ fɚðə bˈækspeɪs kˈiː.