Ctrl-Alt-Delete
English
Alternative forms
- Ctrl-Alt-Del
- Ctrl+Alt+Del
- Control-Alt-Delete
- Control+Alt+Delete
- ctrl-alt-delete
Etymology
Key combination of Ctrl, Alt and Delete.
Noun
Ctrl-Alt-Delete (uncountable)
- (computing) simultaneous key combination of Ctrl, Alt and Delete.
- Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to reboot.
Interjection
Ctrl-Alt-Delete
- (science fiction, sometimes humorous) Said by a sentient machine to express the desire to kill or destroy something or someone.
Verb
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) press Ctrl, Alt and Delete simultaneously to restart.
- (figuratively) reset.