esc
Third-party account abbreviation
Esc is the escape key on a computer keyboard, used to cancel operations, close dialogs, or exit modes.
In many programs, hitting esc backs you out of whatever you're doing: I hit esc to close the menu.
The name abbreviates escape.
Quicker alternative path
- keyLock-opening device
- keystrokeSingle keyboard input
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- hotkeyProgrammed key combination
alt · shift · tab · enter · backspace · delete · function · spacebar
Way to leave
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- evadeEscape by cunning
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
jailbreak · fugitive · runaway · freedom · flight · bolt · abscond · getaway
End before completion
close · dismiss · interrupt · back · undo · revert · suspend · discontinue
shortcut
Quicker alternative path
hotkey · alt · shift · tab · enter · backspace · delete · function · spacebar · modifier
exit
Way to leave
breakout · jailbreak · fugitive · runaway · freedom · flight · bolt · abscond · getaway · sanctuary
abort
End before completion
quit · close · dismiss · interrupt · back · undo · revert · suspend · discontinue · withdraw
evacuation
Removal from danger
rescue · survival · distress · lifesaving · beacon · eject · hatch · route · contingency · protocol
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- escape planStrategy for fleeing confinement
- escape routePlanned exit path
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- escape roomLocked puzzle-solving venue
- no escapeNo way out
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