shortcut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈʃoːʔ.kɐʔ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈʃɔːtkʊt/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈʃɔːtˌkət/ (Wales)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʃoːt.kɐ̞t/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈʃoːʔ.kɐ̞t] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈʃɔɾtˌkʌt/ (Scotland)
- /ˈʃoɹtˌkʌt/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short English cut English shortcut From short + cut.
Meanings
- A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
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A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
East Midlands Railway is introducing new shortcuts for claiming compensation in the event of late-running services.
2021 November 3, “Network News: EMR changes claims process”, in RAIL, number 943, page 15:
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(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.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of keyboard shortcut.
alt of keyboard shortcut
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortcuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| short cut | alternative | lexicographic | |
| short-cut | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ultra shortcut · shortcut key · keyboard shortcut
Translations (140)
es atajo (path) · fr raccourci (file) · bg пряк път (path) · et nipp (method) · de schnellere Methode (method) · el παράκαμψη (path) · sw mkato (path) · ml കുറുക്കുവഴി (path) · cmn 捷徑 /捷径 (method) · cmn 近道 (path) · da genvej (method) · tr kestirme (method) · es acceso directo (file) · et nimeviit (file) · mi ara poka pū (path) · pt atalho (method) · el παραδρόμι (path) · ca atall (path) · ab акьамам (file) · uk найкоро́тший шлях (path) · th ทางลัด (path) · ka მალსახმობი (file) · ro scurtătură (path) · fo snarleið (path) · pl skrót (method) · ko 바로가기 (file) · cs zkratka (path) · sl bližnjica (file) · de schnellere Vorgehensweise (method) · az qısayol (file) · tr kısa yol (method) · fi oikoreitti (path) · grc ἀτραπός (path) · gv cassan er lheh (path) · id jalan pintas (path) · mi ara poka tata (path) · el συντόμευση (method) · fr lien symbolique (file) · ru ярлы́к (file) · es atrecho (path) · el παράκαμψη (method) · it sentiero tagliato (path) · ml കുറുക്കുവഴി (method) · ro comandă rapidă (file) · sw mkato (file) · nl sluiproute (path) · eo simbola ligilo (file) · es alcorce (path) · gl atallo (path) · nb snarvei (method) · fi oikotie (path) · pl skrót (path) · gd aithghearr (path) · ka შორთქათი (path) · ca drecera (method) · la brevius iter (itinĕris) (path) · ca drecera (path) · el συντόμευση (file) · sv genväg (path) · pt atalho (path) · ro scurtătură (file) · sv genväg (file) · de Abkürzung (path) · cmn 抄近道 (method) · et otsetee (path) · ca sender tallat (path) · sv alias (file) · de Verknüpfung (file) · ka უმოკლესი გზა (path) · ca enllàç simbòlic (file) · fi oikopolku (path) · vi lối tắt (path) · is flýtileið (path) · tr kısayol (file) · fi pikakuvake (file) · mi tukutata (path) · ga aicearra (file) · ca accés directe (file) · pam baltang (path) · pl skrót (file) · sv genväg (method) · ru наибо́лее рациона́льный спо́соб (method) · sh прѐчац (path) · sw mkato (method) · tr kestirme (path) · cmn 近路 (path) · az kəsə yol (path) · ka პირდაპირი შესვლის ხატულა (file) · sl bližnjica (method) · hy կարճատ (file) · de schnellerer Weg (method) · it scorciatoia (path) · uk ярли́к (file) · sh prèčac (path) · ka პირდაპირი გზა (path) · tr kestirme yol (path) · fr raccourci (path) · gv aagherrid (method) · es atajo (method) · de Abkürzung (method) · uk найбі́льш раціона́льний спо́сіб (method) · pam mamaltang (path) · sh prèčica (path) · tl gitis (path) · ka სწრაფი შესვლის ხატულა (file) · da genvej (file) · gl atallo (method) · cmn 快捷方式 (file) · ms pintasan (path) · mi aria pokatata (path) · ru кратча́йший пу́ть (path) · tl gitis (method) · fi oikaisu (method) · ja ショートカット (file) · it collegamento (file) · cy llwybr tarw (path) · pt atalho (file) · de Abschneider (path) · ja 近道 (path) · ro scurtătură (method) · da genvej (path) · jv trabasan (path) · nb snarvei (path) · es trocha (path) · tl laktod (file) · it scorciatoia (method) · ru срез (path) · vi đường tắt (path) · id pintasan (file) · hy դյուրանցում (file) · ga aicearra (path) · de Dateiverknüpfung (file) · tl laktod (method) · tl laktod (path) · la via transversa (ae) (path) · ja 近道 (method) · ga bealach níos éasca (method) · sh прѐчица (path) · cmn 捷徑 /捷径 (path) · sl bližnjica (path)