German

Noun

Shortcut m ‎(genitive Shortcuts, plural Shortcuts)

1. hotkey, shortcut

Declension

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 file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

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

4. A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation.

Derived terms

• keyboard shortcut
• shortcut key

Translations

See also

• shortcut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

shortcut ‎(third-person singular simple present shortcuts, present participle shortcutting, simple past and past participle shortcutted)

1. (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) To take or use a shortcut

Derived terms

• shortcutter

Anagrams

• cut short