(1) To protect a character from interpretation by a program by preceding it with a backslash (\) See also quote (2) An ASCII character that is usually interpreted as a command to cease a certain activity or as the initial character of a sequence that performs a special function Cursor control sequences for many terminals and workstations use the escape character
A key on most modern computer keyboards, sometimes abbreviated Esc, and typically programmed to cancel some current operation
To interrupt execution of a program Many computers have a control key labeled ESC When you press the ESC key, the program quits running The computer tells you what line number it was on when program was interrupted
a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression
n , adj 1 n a single escape or a multiple escape 2 adj single escape or multiple escape
(1) To protect a character from interpretation by a program by preceding it with a backslash (\) See also quote (2) An ASCII character that is usually interpreted as a command to cease a certain activity or as the initial character of a sequence that performs a special function Cursor control sequences for many terminals and workstations use the escape character
When you escape a character or a string of characters, you change the way it is interpreted Escaping something can take away its special meaning, as in shell quoting (8 14)- or can add special meaning, as in terminal escape sequences (5 8)
run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"