Cancel

Updated: 03/13/2021 by Computer Hope

Cancel may refer to any of the following:

Cancel button on a web page or computer program

1. Cancel is a button or option that lets you exit a program or dialog box and not save any of the changes made.

Cancel key

The Esc key can also be used to cancel the loading in programs. For example, if a web page is having difficulty loading, press the Esc to cancel the loading process.

Cancel shortcut

In the command line to cancel or stop a running command press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C.

Tip

See our undo page for help with undoing an action or change.

2. Cancel is also a Linux command, see the cancel command page for further information about this command.

Ok, Push button, Software terms, Stop, Undo, Unset