Ctrl-Alt-Delete
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editKey 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
editCtrl-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.