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(computing, humorous) Control-Alt-Delete, a keypress used to reset or interrupt the computer.

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three-finger salute

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three-finger salute

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humorous

(computing, humorous) Control-Alt-Delete, a keypress used to reset or interrupt the computer.

Japanese Meaning

コンピュータのリセットや中断を行うためのキー操作（Control-Alt-Deleteキー操作）を指す、ユーモラスな呼称。 / システムを再起動または中断させるキーコンビネーションを冗談交じりに表現した言い方。

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When the program froze, I hit the three-finger salute and the system rebooted.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

プログラムが固まったとき、私はCtrl＋Alt＋Delete（コントロール・アルト・デリート）を押してシステムを再起動させました。

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(computing, humorous) Control-Alt-Delete, a keypress used to reset or interrupt the computer.

THE THREE-FINGER SALUTE … to suddenly find that your keyboard is frozen or to watching the screen fill up with garbage. You may not even be aware of the two different types of crashes, the soft crash (recoverable by the three-finger salute, Ctrl-Alt-Del) or the hard crash (big red switch and count to 5 slowly).

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three-finger salutes

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