To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
To get free; to free oneself.
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
escape key
A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.
A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
A successful shot from a snooker position.
The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
Something that has escaped; an escapee.
An apophyge.