Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A more direct route than the customary one.
- noun A means of saving time or effort.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
path between twopoints that isfaster than the commonly used paths. - noun A
method to accomplish something thatomits one or moresteps . - noun computing A
symlink (symbolic file link); especially, one that appears as an icon. - noun A
keyboard shortcut - a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a route shorter than the usual one
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But Ronnie wanted to take what she called a shortcut, which was really more of a long cut past the bigger houses, the ones that sat back on large green lawns with little yellow signs warning dogs and children to stay away because of the chemicals.
Every Secret Thing Lippman, Laura, 1959- 2003
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I don't own a spotting scope so this "shortcut" is invaluable in saving time and ammunition to reach that final objective.
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I don't own a spotting scope so this "shortcut" is invaluable in saving time and ammunition to reach that final objective.
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I am also not sure that permitting this 'shortcut' is in any of our best interest.
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There are two roads to Hierva el Agua and the shortcut is neither short nor safe.
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There are two roads to Hierva el Agua and the shortcut is neither short nor safe.
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This adds KeysConfig … to the Tools menu (or the shortcut is Ctrl+shift+F12).
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » February 2009
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There are two roads to Hierva el Agua and the shortcut is neither short nor safe.
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Although a keyboard shortcut is strangely not given for Underline, the standard shortcut does work: Ctrl + U.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » January 2009
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There are two roads to Hierva el Agua and the shortcut is neither short nor safe.
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