shortcut

English

Alternative forms

• short cut, short-cut

Noun

shortcut (plural shortcuts)

1. A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
2. A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
3. (computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A symlink (symbolic file link); especially, one that appears as an icon.

   There are shortcuts to some of my favourite applications on my desktop.

Derived terms

• keyboard shortcut

See also

• Shortcut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

path

Catalan: drecera (ca) f. Croatian: prečica (hr) f., prečac (hr) m. Czech: zkratka (cs) f. Estonian: otsetee (et), Finnish: oikotie, oikopolku, oikoreitti French: raccourci (fr) German: Abkürzung (de) Greek: παραδρόμι (el) (paradrómi) n., παράκαμψη (el) (parákampsi) f. Italian: scorciatoia (it) f.

Polish: skrót (pl) m. Portuguese: atalho (pt) Romanian: scurtătură (ro) f. Scottish Gaelic: aithghearr (gd) f. Spanish: atajo (es) Swahili: mkato (sw) Swedish: genväg (sv) c. Thai: ทางลัด (th) (thang lad)

method

Estonian: nipp (et) Finnish: oikaisu (fi) Greek: παράκαμψη (el) (parákampsi) f., συντόμευση (el) (syntómefsi) f.

Swahili: mkato (sw) Swedish: genväg (sv) c.

symlink

Estonian: nimeviit (et) Finnish: pikakuvake French: raccourci (fr) m., lien symbolique (fr) m. German: Verknüpfung (de), shortcut (de) Greek: συντόμευση (el) (syntómefsi) f.

Italian: collegamento (it) m. Polish: skrót (pl) m. Romanian: scurtare (ro) f., prescurtare (ro) f., scurtătură (ro) f. Swahili: mkato (sw) Swedish: genväg (sv) c., alias (sv) n.

Anagrams

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