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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Three-finger salute n. Syn. Vulcan nerve pinch. Source: Jargon File. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
| Platform | Key combo | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Amiga | Ctrl + Left Amiga + Right Amiga | Reboot the machine |
| some Amigas | Ctrl + Commodore + Amiga | Reboot the machine |
| IBM PC under DOS | Ctrl + Alt + Del | Reboot the machine |
| IBM PC under Windows | Ctrl + Alt + Del, Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Bring up login screen or enter task manager |
| IBM PC under other OS | Ctrl + Alt + Del | Often, but not always configured to reboot |
| Sun workstation | L1/Stop + A | Enter ROM monitor |
| Sun workstation (serial console) | Break | Enter ROM monitor |
| Apple II family machines | Ctrl + Reset | Enters the monitor or ROM BASIC |
| Ctrl + Cmd + Reset | Reboot the machine | |
| Ctrl + Option + Reset | Enter BIOS setup, then reboot | |
| Ctrl + Option + Apple + Reset | Self-test, then reboot | |
| Some Apple Macintosh computers | Cmd + Power | Enter monitor |
| Control + Cmd + Power | Reboot the machine | |
| Mac OS X | Command + Option + Esc | Force quit applications |
| SGI workstation | Left Shift + Left Ctrl + Left Alt + Keypad Divide + F12 | |
| Commodore 64 | Left Shift + Ctrl | Reboot the machine |
| Run/Stop + Restore | Halt and return to READY prompt | |
| X Window System | Ctrl + Alt + Backspace | Restarts windowing system, logging the user out if using xdm or similar, kills X otherwise |
| TI-89 | 2nd+Left Arrow+Right Arrow+On | Restarts the calculator and resets all settings to defaults. |
The "three-finger salute" is named after the one-finger salute, a euphemistic name for a rude hand gesture.
See also: David Bradley Article based on Three-finger salute at FOLDOC, used with permission.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Three-finger salute."
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-e-f-g-h-i-l-n-r-r-s-t-t-u" | |
-5 letters: interrelates, reintegrates, straightener, thereinafter. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 48 52 45 45 2D 46 49 4E 47 45 52 53 41 4C 55 54 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001000 01010010 01000101 01000101 00101101 01000110 01001001 01001110 01000111 01000101 01010010 00100000 01010011 01000001 01001100 01010101 01010100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T H R E E - F I N G E R   S A L U T E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0048 0052 0045 0045 002D 0046 0049 004E 0047 0045 0052 0053 0041 004C 0055 0054 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5442523939154043484139522533546555439 |
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