Esc key

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Esc key

/ɪsk kiː/ Australia, UK
/ɪsk ki/ Canada, US, Scotland
/əsk kiː/ New Zealand
/isk kiː/ India

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Clipped compound of Escape key.

noun Esc keys

countable, uncountable A key used to ɡenerate the escape character.

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noun computer key

العربية	مِفْتَاحُ هُرُوبٍ miftāḥu hurūbin

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"Esc key." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/esc%20key. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Esc key. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/esc%20key

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"Esc key." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/esc%20key.

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@misc{esc_key_2026,
  title = {Esc key},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esc%20key},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}