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Ctrl+Alt+Del

The answer to most windows problems. Or so they say.
"shit computer! why won't you work! i'm gonna ctrl+alt+del your ass!"

"argh!! there's a pop-up and i don't know what it's saying! i'll ctrl+alt+del it, that'll sort the bugger out"

(after waiting 5 hours to get to a computer help line in southern asia)
"hey, i have this problem...."
"have you tried ctrl+alt+del?"
by anon55 August 28, 2006
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CTRL+C CTRL+V job

A soul-destroying, unskilled, useless and monotonous job whose main task is to press continuously CTRL+C and CTRL+V in order to copy and paste text from one document to another without any clear purpose and without knowing the big picture behind it
In the last year I had a not very interesting CTRL+C CTRL+V job experience in business
by MdB29071988 November 12, 2014
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ctrl+shift+delete

ctrl+shift+delete is a keyboard shortcut to delete history. Many find it quicker than going through settings; when your friend asks to borrow your computer, you just hit ctrl+shift+delete, click, and they'll never know what porn you were watching.
My girlfriend needed to check her email, so I hit ctrl+shift+delete when she wasn't looking.
by creeperinthecloset March 18, 2014
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Ctrl+Z

A desperate attempt to fix a borked situation.
A: You told her she was a dumb cow with a socially irresponsible haircut?
B: Yeah, I spent the rest of the weekend Ctrl+Z'ing that shit from seventeen directions.
by sv-1 September 6, 2007
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Ctrl+Alt+Del

1. A combination of keys used in most Windows operating system to open the task manager, most notably used for closing programs which are for some reason difficult otherwise. Has other features that no one ever uses though.

2. A gaming webcomic created by Tim Buckley often with associated other webcomics such as 8-Bit Theater, Penny Arcade, and VG Cats. However, many consider it to be inferior to the forementioned webcomics due to the fact that it often steals jokes and ideas from them. It is also considered to be a lot more commercialistic than the others. Overall, it isn't too bad though.
1. After attempting to run Windows Media Player, Battlefield 2, Doom 3, and Norton Antivirus all at the same time, my computer 'asploded and I had to use Ctrl+Alt+Del to to put it out of its mysery.

2. All hail Ethan, king of Winter-een-mas!
by Quizznotik May 22, 2006
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Ctrl+Alt-Del for Vista/7 without having to click "Start task manager".

In other words, use it to immediately bring up task manager.
Someone stole my Alt and Del keys, so I used Ctrl+Shift+Esc to run task manager.
by scout01 April 8, 2010
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Ctrl+W

The quickest way to close your browser on most laptops to hide the fact you are on porn / Urban Dictionary.
Guy 1 : "The other day, I was looking at the definition for backhand, when my sister came my room!"

Guy 2 : " Did you Ctrl+W?"

Guy 1 : "I did, but she slapped me with the back of her hand because I had incest porn on my other window."
by SevenThree April 5, 2015
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