Short for
control,
Ctrl is a key found on IBM compatible
computer keyboards in the bottom left and right portion of the main keyboard.
In the picture to the right, is an example of what the Ctrl key may look like
on your keyboard. This term is commonly used to refer to a keyboard shortcut
key such as the three finger salute or CTRL +
ALT + DEL. This combination
indicates pressing and holding on the keyboard CTRL and ALT and DEL to reboot the computer or open
the
task manager window.
Many times documentation or information from Computer Hope and other
computer related documentation may list commands such as ^X, ^C, ^Z,
etc. this means CTRL-X, CTRL-C, CTRL-Z, etc. In other words, a user
would want to press and hold the CONTROL or CTRL key and then press the
letter following the caret.
Apple
Macintosh users can usually substitute the Control key keyboard shortcuts
with the option key.
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