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any key

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any key

The message "press any key" means that you must press a key on the keyboard to continue. It does hot matter which one you press: a letter key, enter key, the space bar, etc. Tech support reps in computer call centers claim that customers occasionally ask where the any key is located.

(humour, hardware)any key - The key that particularly confused users look for on their computer keyboards when instructed to "Press any key to continue". "But my keyboard doesn't have a key labelled 'any'!".

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