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escape key

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A keyboard key commonly used to exit a mode or routine, or cancel some function. It is the key labeled "Esc."



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For many computer game players, the escape key means just that.
The 65-year-old judge's own knowledge of computers admittedly is limited to using the escape key.
It can be bypassed by simply pressing the escape key.
 
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