Stems from the ctrl-z button on computers that undoes the last action performed. The term Ctrl Z has also made worked its way into popular usage to mean undo, fix or to take back, as seen in websites like ctrlztoday.com
by Mantilla January 1, 2012
Get the Ctrl Z mug.That branch of the left wing which wants to restrict people's behaviour and free speech. Often no longer concerned with economic issues or foreign policy. This is the group that always takes the bait and tries to oppose the alt-right directly, rather than using time tested tactics to defeat them. The ctrl-left is famous for alienating anybody who is not a core member with its judgmental shaming tactics and its hidden class bias against working class people.
If the Neo-Nazis marched and no one cared, they would give up and take up wood-working. If the Neo-Nazis march and a bunch of ctrl-left counter protesters take it as licence to break all the shop windows and embarrass themselves on live TV with their bad manners, moderate people are going to start feeling a little sympathetic to those poor Neo-Nazis.
The ctrl-left prevented Jordan Peterson from giving a lecture at my university.
The ctrl-left prevented Jordan Peterson from giving a lecture at my university.
by Nostradamus Bear August 25, 2017
Get the ctrl-left mug.Ctrl H is a magical formula that will INSTANTLY fix an excel spreadsheet that has been corrupted in format while being exported from the eXchange. The actual orgins of Ctrl H remains somewhat of a mystery. Some say it's witchcraft, some say black magic, while other believe the Devil himself came up from the depths of Purgatory just to give this power over. Many don't even know eho holds the key and only people granted special permission can tap into this great power.
by Sir Alfred J February 25, 2014
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"Why?"
"You are gonna love what you're gonna see"
"Holy cow, this is awesome!"
"Why?"
"You are gonna love what you're gonna see"
"Holy cow, this is awesome!"
by sheikhaladdin February 28, 2017
Get the Ctrl + W mug.Ctrl+Shift+Esc is an alternative key command to Ctrl+Alt+Del, for systems with Windows Vista or higher/newer installed. It may also be available in older versions of Windows, depending on system configurations (i.e. multiple user accounts are registered to the system/computer). Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del will typically bring up the Windows Security screen. From there the Task Manager is accessible, among other options (log off, change password, shut down, etc.). In contrast, pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc will launch the Task Manager directly, skipping the step of navigating the Windows Security screen. Both are equally effective. It is up to the individual user to determine which is most convenient.
In campus library:
Student: "WTF! My laptop froze AGAIN!! I'm never gonna get this assignment done..." -reaches to hold power button down-
Student's friend: "Whoa, wait a sec! Try hitting control, shift, escape. It might be not be Office that's crashing. Save yourself some hassle."
Person across table: -looks over at the two, confused- "Don't you mean control, alt, delete?"
Student's friend: "Same idea, but this is a little quicker."
Person across table: "Oh. I hadn't heard of that. Never mind, then." -shrugs and returns to reading-
Student's friend: -presses ctrl-shift-esc, then navigates Task Manager to look for unresponsive program(s) to close- "See, it was the media player you had going. You would've lost a whole page if you just shut it off like that."
Student: "That's awesome! Thank you!"
Student: "WTF! My laptop froze AGAIN!! I'm never gonna get this assignment done..." -reaches to hold power button down-
Student's friend: "Whoa, wait a sec! Try hitting control, shift, escape. It might be not be Office that's crashing. Save yourself some hassle."
Person across table: -looks over at the two, confused- "Don't you mean control, alt, delete?"
Student's friend: "Same idea, but this is a little quicker."
Person across table: "Oh. I hadn't heard of that. Never mind, then." -shrugs and returns to reading-
Student's friend: -presses ctrl-shift-esc, then navigates Task Manager to look for unresponsive program(s) to close- "See, it was the media player you had going. You would've lost a whole page if you just shut it off like that."
Student: "That's awesome! Thank you!"
by DHotdog85 November 7, 2013
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I was browsing the Web for adult material when my mother walked into my room. Luckily I used ctrl+shift+w to close the incognito window I was using and she didn't suspect a thing.
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