hotkey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒtkiː/
Etymology
From hot + key.
Meanings
- A keyboard shortcut.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hotkeys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hot key | alternative | lexicographic |
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hotkey en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒtkiː/
Etymology
From hot + key.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To navigate by means of a keyboard shortcut.
All of the sales talk about hotkeying between 3270 sessions and DOS applications sounds great until you try to squeeze the DOS applications into the PC while it's emulating a terminal.
1988, PC Mag, volume 7, number 21, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hotkeyed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hotkeyed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hot key | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hotkeys | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hotkeying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |