Ctrl-Alt-Delete
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Key combination of Ctrl, Alt and Delete.
Noun edit
- (computing) The simultaneous key combination of Ctrl, Alt, and Delete.
- Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to reboot.
Interjection edit
- (science fiction, sometimes humorous) Said by a sentient machine to express the desire to kill or destroy something or someone.
Verb edit
Ctrl-Alt-Delete (third-person singular simple present Ctrl-Alt-Deletes, present participle Ctrl-Alt-Deleting, simple past and past participle Ctrl-Alt-Deleted)
- (computing, literal, transitive, intransitive) To press Ctrl, Alt, and Delete simultaneously to restart.
- (figurative, transitive, intransitive) To reset.