boss key
nounDefinitions
A designated keypress to hide a running program from view, usually to conceal a game from…
A designated keypress to hide a running program from view, usually to conceal a game from a superior in the workplace.
- When the directors came out of their meeting, I hit the boss key to replace my game with a fake spreadsheet screen.
- For one, the original Tetris game I remember came with a "boss key," a special command built into the game's menu. When the player presses the boss key, the game pauses and draws a noninteractive spreadsheet program onto the screen.
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No curated loop yet for boss key. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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