Emergency exit shortcut
Alt-F4 is a keyboard shortcut that closes the active window or application in Windows.
Pressing Alt and F4 together terminates whatever program has focus: I accidentally hit Alt-F4 and lost my unsaved work.
In online gaming, telling someone to press Alt-F4 is a prank—tricking them into closing their game mid-session.
Bring to an end
Torpor through cold months
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Emergency exit shortcut
Alt-F4 is a keyboard shortcut that closes the active window or application in Windows.
Pressing Alt and F4 together terminates whatever program has focus: I accidentally hit Alt-F4 and lost my unsaved work.
In online gaming, telling someone to press Alt-F4 is a prank—tricking them into closing their game mid-session.
1. close — terminate, Bring to an end; quit (Cease doing something); exit (Way to leave); end (Final portion or cessation); abort · cancel · stop · halt · dismiss
2. shutdown — hibernate, Torpor through cold months; sleep (Recurring unconscious repose); turn-off (Something that repulses); sign-out (Formal departure notation)
3. escape — bail, Court-set release payment; eject (Throw out forcibly); flee (Depart swiftly from threat); vanish (Cease to be visible); disappear · dodge · get-out
APPLICATION LIFECYCLE ACTIONAlt-F4 ≠ startup New business enterprise; booting up · Windows key · boot
DATA PRESERVATIONAlt-F4 ≠ save Protect from loss; save as · auto-save · backup · undo · export
USER INTENT IN COMPUTINGAlt-F4 ≠ keep open; maximize · full screen · stay · engage · focus
keyboard shortcuts: ctrl+c, shortcuts, hotkeys, shortcut keys
alt, alternate, alter
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Alt-F4