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to exit

to exit

8 3.6
To stop a computer program so it ends
  • verb
  • /ˈɛksɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : salir de
  • But for some reason, this code can't exit in the current way it's running.

But for some reason, this code can't exit in the current way it's running.

Examples

  • At this point, you can "exit" out of the Terminal app.

    Blog text (2)

  • As others have stated, you MUST exit the installer after the app downloads.

    Blog text (27)

  • At this point, your journey would be over, and you would have to exit the module.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Do you know how hard it is to quickly exit a Facebook browser?

    Blog text (30)

  • After hitting "Save," it froze, so now I will have to exit again and then start over again.

    Blog text (16)

  • All right, so I click exit and I click scan and it sees the markers again.

  • Once you're done browsing, exit the preview mode by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

    Blog text (14)

  • To update the software, you need to exit the program first.

  • He pressed the button to exit the application after finishing his work.

  • If you want to save your changes, make sure to exit the editor properly.

Synonyms

to end
vsto exit
∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

is used for ending a program run and supplying a status code
to terminate
vsto exit
147 4.6

To make something stop or finish

is used specifically for stopping programs and giving a status result
to close out
vsto exit
19 3.9

Finish a project, account, or process

refers to stopping program execution rather than completing administrative tasks
to terminate the session
vsto exit
  • Specialized
5.8

End a computer or website connection when you finish using it

is specific to stopping program execution and returning a status code

Antonyms

to start
∞ 1.0

To begin an action, event or process

Idioms

to exit stage left
  • Informal
1 7.9

Leave a place or conversation quietly to avoid attention

Compounds

exit poll
  • Literature
38 3.6

A survey of people leaving a polling station asking how they voted

emergency exit
17 2.6

A special door or stairway that lets people leave a building quickly in an emergency

ungraceful exit
6.1

A way of leaving that looks clumsy and embarrassing

Surface Forms

exit infinitive
exited past
exited past participle
exiting present participle
exits third person singular

Etymology

In computing, exit keeps the same Latin parts ex- 'out' and ire 'to go', so to exit a program is to 'go out' of it and often return a small number to say how it ended.