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Alt-F4

Alt-F4 noun: a keyboard shortcut in Windows that completely closes the application or a focused window.

Noun

Alt-F4 (countable and uncountable, plural Alt-F4s)

  1. A keyboard shortcut in Windows that completely closes the application or a focused window.
  2. (Internet, uncommon) An Internet meme involving novice users being tricked into closing applications.

Verb

Alt-F4 (third-person singular simple present Alt-F4s, present participle Alt-F4ing, simple past and past participle Alt-F4ed)

  1. (Internet, intransitive, transitive) To close or exit (a window or application) by pressing Alt-F4.

Forms of Alt-F4

Noun
pluralAlt-F4s
Verb
third-person singular presentAlt-F4s
present participleAlt-F4ing
past participleAlt-F4ed
pastAlt-F4ed

Questions about Alt-F4

What does Alt-F4 mean?
Alt-F4 means a keyboard shortcut in Windows that completely closes the application or a focused window.
What part of speech is Alt-F4?
Alt-F4 can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of Alt-F4?
The plural of Alt-F4 is Alt-F4s.

Words near Alt-F4 in the dictionary

  1. alt-azimuths
  2. alt-cannabinoid
  3. alt-center
  4. alt-centre
  5. alt-country
  6. Alt-F4
  7. Alt-F4ed
  8. Alt-F4ing
  9. Alt-F4s
  10. alt-fact
  11. alt-facts

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