ESC

See also: -esc, Esc, esc, and ␛

English

Noun

ESC (countable and uncountable, plural ESCs)

1. (automotive) Initialism of electronic stability control.

   Synonym: ESP

   Coordinate terms: TCS, ABS

2. (biology) Initialism of embryonic stem cell.
3. (electronics) Initialism of electronic speed controller.
4. (software) Initialism of extended static checking.
5. Alternative letter-case form of Esc (“escape key”).
   • 2020 March 20, Jacob Krol, “Apple’s MacBook Air makes a good first impression with strong performance and punchy keys”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 3 December 2022:

     The keys are not as flat and offer more space between them. Better yet, you still maintain a physical row of function keys (including ESC) and the Touch ID sensor is still here.

Derived terms

embryonic stem cell

• hESC (“human embryonic stem cell”)

Proper noun

ESC

1. (music) Initialism of Eurovision Song Contest.

Anagrams

• ces, CSE, ECS, sec., S. E. C., S.E.C., SEC, SCE, sec, CEs, sce., sec-, CES, Sec.