Three-finger salute

The "three-finger salute" is a colloquial term for performing a restart via the use of the keyboard shortcut which would be the equivalent of triggering the reset switch ("software reset switch").
==Usage==
On past Macintosh models, pressing command-shift-power button simultaneously would cause it to restart immediately, losing all unsaved changes in opened applications and documents. These keyboard shortcuts have since changed.How to Force Restart a MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro by Tim Hardwick, MacRumors. 2020-04-30.
Chrome OS has a three-finger combination, which is esc + 🔄 + power button.Generic Chrome OS Device Instructions, The Chromium Projects. Accessed 2021-10-24.
Windows has a three-finger combination, the classic "control-alt-delete", though it no longer restarts a PC. As of Windows 10, it invokes an interactive logon which can be used to launch the Task Manager.Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL, Microsoft. 2021-01-21.
==References==
==External links==
*Mac keyboard shortcuts at Apple Support
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* (for PCs) at Wikipedia
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