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209 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-08-21Key for getting out
2026-08-14Computer key that might be pressed repeatedly in a panic
2026-08-11"Exit full screen" key
2026-07-13PC exit key
2026-06-11Key next to a Touch Bar on some Mac laptops
2026-02-15Top-left PC key
2025-11-27High key?
2025-11-16Corner key
2025-09-28Key for a quick exit
2025-07-23Corner keyboard key
2025-07-02Key near F1
2025-04-07Top-left PC key
2025-03-30"Exit" key
2025-03-18"Exit full screen" key
2025-03-08Key to get out?
2025-03-05Exit key
2025-01-28F1 neighbor
2025-01-19Key above a tilde
2025-01-03F1 neighbor
2024-12-28What's left of F1
2024-11-27Key to close a window
2024-11-19Key that's missing an "ape"
2024-11-14Key above ~
2024-10-07"Close this window" key
2024-06-25Key used to exit
2024-04-16Window-closing key
2024-01-14Keyboard corner key
2023-11-26Upper-left keyboard key
2023-11-13"Exit" key
2023-11-09Keyboard key not found on smartphones
2023-10-06Keyboard abbr.
2023-10-05F1 neighbor
2023-09-27"Cancel" on a keyboard
2023-04-28High key
2023-03-11It's northwest of 1
2023-01-14Key in a corner
2022-12-21Key for getting out, not in
2022-10-06Key used for exiting
2022-08-29Top-left keyboard key
2022-07-06Key that works to exit but not enter
2022-06-17Key that closes a window
2022-06-16Bailout button
2022-06-07"Get out" key
2022-05-22Alt-___, PC command to switch between windows
2022-03-29"Emergency" keyboard key
2022-02-10Key to a quick exit?
2022-01-04Upper-left keyboard button
2021-10-10Panic button, of a sort
2021-10-03Key for getting out, not in
2021-08-04Help button
2021-06-23"Exit" key
2021-06-15Key above a tilde
2021-04-22It quits when it gets depressed
2021-04-18Key used to get out, but not in
2021-02-10Key that exits full-screen video
2020-11-29Key to get out
2020-11-04F1 neighbor
2020-09-03Key used to get out, not in
2020-08-30Canceling key
2020-07-20Key above a tilde
2020-07-01Key near "~"
2020-06-10Key to get out?
2020-05-26"Cancel" key
2020-05-14Key to get out of full-screen video
2020-04-17Abbreviation near a tilde
2020-03-18Neighbor of F1 and a tilde
2020-03-13Ctrl-Shift-___ (shortcut for a force-quit)
2020-01-08"Return from full-screen mode" key
2020-01-03Screen-minimizing key
2019-12-15Abbr. on a keyboard key
2019-12-12Key near the tilde
2019-10-07Corner key on a keyboard
2019-09-22Screen-minimizing key
2019-09-17PC bailout key
2019-08-22Something to hold money in
2019-08-04Key in a corner
2019-06-30PC key
2019-06-14The key to making a quick exit?
2019-06-10PC panic button
2019-05-25It appears over a tilde
2019-05-08Full-screen mode exit key
2019-05-03F1 neighbor
2019-01-11"Exit full screen" button
2018-12-16Corner PC key
2018-09-22Emergency key
2018-09-13Key for exiting full-screen mode
2018-08-29Key above "~"
2018-06-04Corner PC key
2018-05-02Corner keyboard key
2018-03-08Corner key
2017-11-18Key used to make an exit
2017-07-11YouTube full-screen mode exit key
2017-07-05Window-closing key
2017-04-10Keyboard key
2017-02-19PC key
2016-08-21Exit key
2016-07-13With 67-Down, tool for getting out of a window, in brief
2016-05-31Top-left button on most keyboards
2016-05-08Mac key
2016-01-17PC key
2015-10-22Keyboard abbr.
2015-10-17Key on a computer keyboard
2015-08-31Abort key
2015-04-08"Exit full screen" key
2015-02-02Key for exiting full-screen mode
2015-01-26Upper-left computer key: Abbr.
2014-10-12Corner key
2014-09-14Get-out-of-full-screen button
2014-08-03Emergency key
2014-04-23PC key
2013-09-22PC key
2013-09-09PC key for problem situations
2013-06-12Key next to F1
2013-05-20Emergency PC key
2013-04-10Key to the left of F1
2013-04-02Keyboard key
2012-11-12Emergency PC key
2012-10-31PC key
2012-10-21F1 neighbor
2012-08-01Exit-the-program key
2012-07-20Bailout button
2012-07-04Keyboard key above ~
2012-05-08F1 neighbor on a PC
2012-03-21Exit key
2011-11-25Way out: Abbr.
2011-11-10PC key
2011-10-16PC key
2011-10-09PC key
2011-09-13Upper-left key
2011-08-25PC key
2011-08-09Key to get out of a jam?
2011-05-30Top-row PC key
2011-03-30Key near F1
2011-03-16Upper-left key
2011-02-08"Get out" key: Abbr.
2011-02-06Laptop key
2010-07-25PC key
2010-03-18Laptop key
2010-02-08PC bailout key
2009-11-22"Help!" key
2009-09-09Key that might close a dialog box
2009-08-11Upper-left key
2009-07-07Lesser-used PC key
2009-06-12Isolated PC key
2008-12-30Laptop key
2008-12-17Emergency PC key
2008-11-14PC way out?
2008-10-06Emergency PC key
2008-08-24PC key
2008-03-31PC bailout key
2008-03-18Upper-left key
2007-08-29Upper-left key
2007-07-20Abbr. on a key
2007-07-15Exit-the-program button
2007-07-08PC key
2006-09-25Emergency PC key
2006-08-23Upper-left key
2006-08-03Key in a corner
2005-12-31F1 neighbor
2005-06-07Top left PC key
2005-04-10Bailout key
2005-04-08PC key
2005-03-30Key abbr.
2004-12-12PC key
2004-08-29It's left of F1 on a PC
2004-03-01PC key
2003-12-18PC bailout
2003-10-30PC key
2003-09-29PC key
2003-07-09Key futilely pushed after a computer freeze
2003-06-16Computer key: Abbr.
2003-05-27Computer key
2002-10-21PC key
2002-10-13Bailout key
2002-09-20PC key
2002-09-18Computer key
2002-05-15Upper-left key
2002-03-31Key abbr.
2001-09-19Computer key
2001-08-28PC key
2001-07-08Computer key: Abbr.
2001-06-14PC key
2001-04-11Emergency key
2001-04-09Computer key
2001-01-10PC key
2000-11-20PC key
2000-09-26PC "oops" key
2000-04-28Key abbr.
2000-04-13Keyboard key
2000-02-05PC key
1999-08-16Emergency PC key
1999-06-20Emergency PC key
1999-04-25PC key
1999-02-14Key letters
1998-08-22Computer option: Abbr.
1998-03-03Computer key, for short
1998-02-15"Go back!" on a PC
1998-01-03PC key
1997-04-10Computer key: Abbr.
1997-03-05Computer key
1997-02-11Computer key abbr.
1996-10-28PC key
1996-05-08PC panic button
1996-03-20PC key
1995-09-30Computer key
1995-08-29Computer key abbr.
1995-05-07Helpful PC key
1995-02-05Helpful PC key
1994-09-14Computer key abbr.