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Status key

In computing, a status key is a keyboard key that causes an operating system and/or a program to output status information on a terminal when it is pressed. In the event that a program on a terminal produces no indications that it is running, typing the status key will reveal the program's state and activity. Older implementations produced only a quick…

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Operating system-level implementations

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ComputingKeyboardOperating systemProgramTerminal
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Status key

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples19
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Status key

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related to BSD UNIX · 6
Status key → BSD, Ctrl-T, It, OSF/1, Reno, SIGINFO
related to SDS-940 running BBN Lisp in 1969 · 4
Status key → BBN Lisp, Lisp, OS, SDS
related to DEC RSTS/E · 3
Status key → CTRL/T, RSTS/E, Typing
related to Application-level implementations · 2
Status key → It, OS
related to VSI OpenVMS · 2
Status key → OpenVMS, The
is a · 1
Status key → keyboard key that causes an operating system and/or a program to output status information on a terminal when it is pressed
related to Operating system-level implementations · 1
Status key → Several

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status key terminal information program implementations pressed current operating kernel control-t ctrl output typing process report bsd running job allow

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Status keyis akeyboard key that causes an operating system and/or a program to output status information on a terminal when it is pressed0.90text
Status keyrelated to Application-level implementationsIt0.60section
Status keyrelated to Application-level implementationsOS0.60section
Status keyrelated to BSD UNIXReno0.60section
Status keyrelated to BSD UNIXBSD0.60section
Status keyrelated to BSD UNIXOSF/10.60section
Status keyrelated to BSD UNIXCtrl-T0.60section
Status keyrelated to BSD UNIXIt0.60section
Status keyrelated to BSD UNIXSIGINFO0.60section
Status keyrelated to DEC RSTS/ERSTS/E0.60section
Status keyrelated to DEC RSTS/ECTRL/T0.60section
Status keyrelated to DEC RSTS/ETyping0.60section

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