Escape

The escape key, often abbreviated as esc, is a special key found on the left side of most modern computer keyboards which can be pressed to abort execution of a program or a data entry function.. 1997-11-27. It can also be used to initiate an which typically starts with an (ASCII 27).. 1997-11-27.
==History==
The was released by in August 1978 with s that were standardized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
As Mac users had traditionally pressing been command-period to replicate the effect of an escape key, Apple omitted the escape key from the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro.iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard doesn’t have a physical ESC key, here’s how to replicate the functionality by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2020-04-23. Users also expressed frustration about the virtual escape key disappearing from the Touch Bar on 15-inch MacBook Pro models after updating to macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina). Apple re-instated a hardware escape key in the 16-inch MacBook Pro in November 2019, followed by the return of the full hardware function key set in October 2021.My Escape key disappeared! by Jørgen Sivesind, Apple Community. 2020-10-27.Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook, Apple Inc. 2019-11-13.Game-changing MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max delivers extraordinary performance and battery life, and features the world’s best notebook display, Apple Inc. 2021-10-18.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Modifier and special keys