In contrast, an ESC sent from the terminal is most often used as an out-of-band character used to terminate an operation or special mode, as in the TECO and vi text editors.
ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst, ɐn ˌiːˌɛssˈiː sˈɛnt fɹʌmðə tˈɜːmɪnəl ɪz mˈoʊst ˈɔfən jˈuːzd æz ɐn ˌaʊɾəvbˈænd kˈæɹɪktɚ jˈuːzd tə tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt ɐn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ spˈɛʃəl mˈoʊd, æz ɪnðə tˈiːkoʊ ænd ɹˌoʊmən sˈɪks tˈɛkst ˈɛdɪɾɚz.