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Ctrl+Z

The most used key combination to undo the previous action the user has made.

The use of a key combination to easilly perform a command was first introduced by Macintosh, using the Q, Z, X, C and V buttons, in combination with the Command key, for the actions quit, undo, cut, copy and paste (in that order).

It was passed down to other Operating Systems, but with other operating systems using other keyboards the Ctrl (Control) key was used, since they didn't have the same control key as a Macintish keyboard does.


Also see "Inside Macintosh. Volume 1" Chapter I page 53, for the first ever mention and explanation of this command.
You see a person working on an image in Photoshop "Oh, crap, I made a mistake! Undo!" The person presses Ctrl+Z to unto his mistake
(NOTE: In Photoshop Ctrl+Z undoes all recent actions made with the tool selected, Ctrl+Alt+Z however undoes the last action only, yet can be pressed repeatedly to undo several previous actions)
by AARST July 30, 2004
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CTRPT

The abbreviation of counterpart. Your counterpart is someone closely related to you, whether it's real or fictional. You can have counterparts in video games as well. Counterpart may be hard to abbreviate, but think of counter and part, and put the abbreviation of both of the words and combine them together. Now you have CTR (counter) and PT (part) as CTRPT for counterpart.
1. One of my friends is my CTRPT.
2. Gabrielle is the CTRPT of her rival Paige.
3. Kami and Piccolo are known to be CTRPTs.
by SmashPlayer125 October 30, 2014
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CTRL+Shift+N

When you getting in for a cheeky wank after a long day (incognito mode), used to watch some uddat goooods
Ty(Rone): Where's willy?
Alex: Think is going for that CTRL+Shift+N
Ty(Rone): oooo pulling a cheeky nut

Alex: ay lmao
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ctrl+c

Ctrl+c Ctrl+v for instant upvotes
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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
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CTRL C er

someone that always copys something on the internet and posts that on their blog as there own, usually a chain letter.
Bob typed on his blog " copy and paste this if you hate Fred" and was quickly accused of being a CTRL C er
by kof disturbed October 28, 2009
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