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BOSS BUTTON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Computer Display Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boss button
1, record 1, English, boss%20button
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- boss key 2, record 1, English, boss%20key
correct
- panic button 2, record 1, English, panic%20button
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A button, keystroke or combination of keys that will replace windows unrelated to work with an image or window that looks like work. 3, record 1, English, - boss%20button
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A few factors likely made boss keys within games more common in the 1980s and early 1990s than they are today. Back then, most MS-DOS PCs [Microsoft disk operating system for the personal computers] were single-tasking machines, so you couldn't quickly Alt+Tab away from the game to another window like you can today. Also, The Encyclopedia of Video Games speculates that boss keys were more popular when PC clones were more expensive and more likely to be located at work than in the home. 2, record 1, English, - boss%20button
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bouton panique
1, record 1, French, bouton%20panique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bouton de panique 2, record 1, French, bouton%20de%20panique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bouton, touche ou combinaison de touches permettant de remplacer des fenêtres n'ayant aucun lien au travail avec une image ou une fenêtre qui a l'air du travail. 3, record 1, French, - bouton%20panique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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