[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alt \alt\, a.  n. see alto. mus.
   the higher part of the scale. see alto.
   1913 webster

   to be in alt, to be in an exalted state of mind.
      1913 webster altaian
see also:
alto to be in alt 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

alt
     n : angular distance above the horizon especially of a
         celestial object syn: elevation, el, altitude
see also:
elevation el altitude 

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

alt /awlt/ 1. n. the alt shift key on an ibm pc or clone keyboard;
   see bucky bits, sense 2 though typical pc usage does not simply set
   the 0200 bit. 2. n. the `option' key on a macintosh; use of this term
   usually reveals that the speaker hacked pcs before coming to the mac
   see also feature key, which is sometimes _incorrectly_ called `alt'.
   3. n.,obs. pdp-10; often capitalized to alt alternate name for the
   ascii esc character ascii 0011011, after the keycap labeling on some
   older terminals; also `altmode' /awlt'mohd/. this character was almost
   never pronounced `escape' on an its system, in teco, or under tops-10
   -- always alt, as in "type alt alt to end a teco command" or "alt-u onto
   the system" for "log onto the its system". this usage probably arose
   because alt is more convenient to say than `escape', especially when
   followed by another alt or a character or another alt _and_ a
   character, for that matter. 4. the alt hierarchy on usenet, the tree of
   newsgroups created by users without a formal vote and approval
   procedure. there is a myth, not entirely implausible, that alt is
   acronymic for "anarchists, lunatics, and terrorists"; but in fact it is
   simply short for "alternative".


see also:
clone bucky bits feature key teco 

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

alt
     
         /awlt/ 1. the alt modifier key on many
        keyboards, including the ibm pc.  on some keyboards and
        operating systems, but not the ibm pc the alt key sets bit
        7 of the character generated.
     
        see bucky bits.
     
        2. the "clover" or "command" key on a macintosh; use of
        this term usually reveals that the speaker hacked pcs before
        coming to the mac see also feature key.  some mac hackers,
        confusingly, reserve "alt" for the option key and it is so
        labelled on some mac ii keyboards.
     
        3. obsolete pdp-10; often "alt" an alternate name for the
        ascii esc character escape, ascii 27, after the keycap
        labelling on some older terminals; also "altmode"
        /awlt'mohd/.  this character was almost never pronounced
        "escape" on an its system, in teco or under tops-10,
        always alt, as in "type alt alt to end a teco command" or
        "alt-u onto the system" for "log onto the its system".
        this usage probably arose because alt is easier to say.
     
        4.  one of the usenet newsgroup hierarchies.
        it was founded by john gilmore and brian reid.  the alt
        hierarchy is special in that anyone can create new groups here
        without going though the normal voting proceduers, hence the
        regular appearence of new groups with names such as
        "alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork".
     
        jargon file
     
        1997-04-12
     
     
see also:
modifier key keyboards ibm pc operating systems bucky bits clover 
macintosh feature key pdp-10 ascii terminals 
its teco tops-10 usenet newsgroup 
hierarchies john gilmore brian reid jargon file 

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