exit Definition

exit
noun

1. A way out of a building, etc.

Thesaurus: egress, opening, way out, passage out, outlet, door.
2. Going out or departing.

Thesaurus: departure, going, leaving, egress, exodus, evacuation.
3. An actor's departure from the stage.
4. A place where vehicles can leave a motorway or main road.
5. computing.
The last instruction of a subroutine.

verb, intr exited, exiting

1. formal
To go out, leave or depart.
Thesaurus: leave, depart, retreat, withdraw, retire.
2a. theat.
To leave the stage;
2b. theat.
As a stage direction: (exit) he or she leaves the stage. See also exeunt.
3. computing.
To leave (a program or system, etc).

Etymology: 16c: from Latin exire, exitum to go out.