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escape (key)

 
 
noun [C] ( written abbreviation Esc)

Translation

the key on a computer keyboard which allows you to leave a particular screen or program
bilgisayarda herhangi bir program ve ekrandan çıkma tuşu
If you press the escape key, you will return to the main menu.1396
(Definition of escape (key) noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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