Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
Used in a Sentence
ctrl
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ctrl.
Editorial note
I've remapped caps lock to ctrl, there's also the possibility to use the palm for ctrl not the pinky.
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Definitions3
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Quick take
Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ctrl gathered in one view.
(slang) Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
(computing) Abbreviation of control key. [(computing, computer hardware) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ctrl.
noun
Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
noun
(slang) Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
noun
(computing) Abbreviation of control key. [(computing, computer hardware) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys.]
Example sentences
I've remapped caps lock to ctrl, there's also the possibility to use the palm for ctrl not the pinky.
> 8x ctrl + alt + del > In systemd you press eight times Ctrl+Alt+Del to trigger reboot.
This is a great example of why I prefer using alt or cmd with shortcuts rather than ctrl.
Actually, I wouldn't use that shortcut nearly as often if I had to deal with the ctrl key.
Best played after pressing ctrl + plus a few times.
Having to use shift+ctrl+c to paste in a terminal?
With spyder I just ctrl+I and it displays using sphinx very nicely.
I think I recall ctrl C/P working as expected too!
I find altGr+L or cmd+L much more convinient than ctrl+L.
A hang up usually results in some desperately mashed combination of Esc, Space, and Enter, then clicking on absolutely everything, and finally mashing ctrl-alt-del in the hopes of something happening.
On the other hand, in my IDE I can control-click on a method name to jump to it, or hit ctrl-r to rename something across the entire project, or hit alt-enter to automatically import a symbol when I know the name of a class I want but I can't quite remember the namespace it's in.
At least I went through the trouble of making sure that twitter won't be tracking your reading of the page (hit 'shift-control-q and then ctrl-F5 on firefox if you don't believe me, the whole page is one hit to my server and nothing else) and my 'corporation' isn't trying to sell you anything.
Quote examples
But when producing one additional copy is a case of ctrl-c ctrl-v, calculating the cost heads into "angels on the head of a pin" territory.
I literally did a ctrl-f in the article for "arrest" and it didn't show up anywhere.
What could be improved: if I type "nano <ctrl f> index." I see some index.js files but not my index.html file from my node project.
I think Bill is just saying that they should've got PC manfacturers to add a "Log On" key to the keyboard which they could've caught in the OS in the same way as Ctrl+Alt+Del.
Proper noun examples
XP and similar OSes could be configured so you had to enter Ctrl+Alt+Del before you could log on.
Windows, for example, has a (by default disabled) feature to trigger a kernel panic on Ctrl+Scroll lock.
Alt+D sadly doesn't work in every language, Ctrl+L is independent of the UI language.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ctrl in a sentence?
I've remapped caps lock to ctrl, there's also the possibility to use the palm for ctrl not the pinky.
What does ctrl mean?
Alternative form of ctrl. Abbreviation of control.
What part of speech is ctrl?
ctrl is commonly used as noun.