ESC ⇝

escape

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(ESC) ASCII character 27.

When sent by the user, escape is often used to abort execution or data entry. When sent by the computer it often starts an escape sequence.

Last updated: 1997-11-27

Nearby terms:

ES-1 ♦ ESA ♦ ESC ♦ ESCAPE ♦ escape ♦ escape sequence ♦ ESCD ♦ ESCON ♦ escrow

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