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exit
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exit
(1) To get out of the current mode or quit the program. Contrast with launch.

(2) In programming, to get out of the loop, routine or function that the computer is currently in.
exit
1. Theatre the act of going offstage
2. Bridge
a. the act of losing the lead deliberately
b. a card enabling one to do this

exit [′eg·zət]
(computer science)
A way of terminating a repeated cycle of operations in a computer program.
A place at which such a cycle can be stopped.
(engineering)
A door, passage, or place of egress.

exit
That portion of a means of egress which is separated from the rest of a building by walls, floors, doors, or other means and which provides a reasonably protected path of escape for the occupants of a building in the event of fire.


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2,3) When a definitive prenatal diagnosis has been reached, an ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) or an operation on placental support (OOPS) can be used to ensure the survival of infants born with these conditions.
The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure: A special treatment used to correct fetal airway obstruction by arranging delivery in such a way that a tracheal occlusion can be removed while a baby remains on placental support.
 
 
 
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