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Break key

The Break key (or the symbol ⎊) of a computer keyboard refers to breaking a telegraph circuit and originated with 19th century practice. In modern usage, the key has no well-defined purpose and can be used by software for miscellaneous tasks, such as to switch between multiple login sessions, to terminate a program, or to interrupt a modem connection.

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SoundersSpacingTeleprinterBaudotASCII
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Modern keyboards

PCsBIOSBootText modeDOS
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BBC Micro

BBC MicroWarm restartCold restartAcorn MOSRISC OS
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Sinclair

ZX80ZX81ZX SpectrumSinclair QL
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Modern keyboards

Keyboards without Break key

Usage for breaking the program's execution

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Break key

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples58
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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Break key

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related to Modern keyboards · 24
Break key → Also, BIOS, Break, Canadian CSA, Ctrl, DOS, E1hex, In, In PS/2, ISO/IEC, Keyboards, NumLock, On, Pause, Pause/Break, PCs, Pressing, PS/2, ScrLock, The Pause
related to Sinclair · 13
Break key → An, BASIC, Break, Caps Shift, Ctrl, It, On, Space, The Sinclair QL, The Spectrum, ZX Spectrum, ZX80, ZX81
related to BBC Micro · 12
Break key → Acorn MOS, BBC Micro, BOOT, Booton, Break, Ctrl, If, On, RISC OS, Shift, The, These
related to External links · 4
Break key → Break, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Keyboards without Break key · 4
Break key → Break, Compact, Pause/Break, Substitutes

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break key ctrl pause fn laptops certain computer keyboards modern also interrupt usually without keyboard used breaking computers software program

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RS-232instance ofthe Break key was adopted by software terminal emulators and in applications which use serial protocols0.80text
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroOn0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroBBC Micro0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroBreak0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroCtrl0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroIf0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroShift0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroBooton0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroBOOT0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroThe0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroAcorn MOS0.60section
Break keyrelated to BBC MicroRISC OS0.60section

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