| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Escape key | Art | A key located in the upper left-hand corner of a standard computer keyboard, usually labeled Esc, which allows the user to go backward one step in a sequence of operations, terminating the current operation. (references) | |
| Escape key | Computing | A key used to exit form a menu or a situation and sometimes to return to the previous situation, as to a higher menu. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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