shortcut

n.

1. A more direct route than the customary one.
2. A means of saving time or effort.

[From CUT, direct route.]

shortcut short'cut' v.

(1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. However, deleting a shortcut does not remove the original file. In the Mac, a shortcut is called an "alias." See Win Shortcuts.

Shortcuts

Shortcut icons have a northeast-pointing arrow at their bottom left side. Note the difference between the icons on the actual items (left) and the shortcuts that point to them (right). Deleting the shortcut does not delete the original item.

(2) In the Mac, a shortcut is a keyboard command that activates some function. For example, pressing F12 displays the Dashboard widgets. Keyboard shortcuts are configured in the Keyboard Preferences panel.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a route shorter than the usual one
  Synonyms: cutoff, crosscut

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - genvej

idioms:

• shortcut key    genvejstast

Nederlands (Dutch)
een kortere weg (nemen), afsnijden, vlug maar niet volgens de regels

Français (French)
n. - (lit) raccourci, (fig) bâclage
v. tr. - prendre un raccourci
v. intr. - raccourcir, diminuer

idioms:

• shortcut key    passe

Deutsch (German)
v. - den Weg abkürzen
n. - Abkürzung

idioms:

• shortcut key    Tastenkombination zum vereinfachten Aufruf von Programmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κόβω δρόμο
n. - παράκαμψη ή συντόμευση διαδρομής
attrib. - συντομότερος

idioms:

• shortcut key    (Η/Υ) πλήκτρο συντόμευσης

Italiano (Italian)
scorciatoia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - atalho (m)

Русский (Russian)
кратчайший путь, рациональный способ

Español (Spanish)
n. - atajo
v. tr. - acortar la distancia utilizando un atajo
v. intr. - utilizar o tomar un atajo

idioms:

• shortcut key    tecla de función rápida

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta en genväg
n. - genväg
attr. - genvägs-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
捷径, 近路, 被切短的东西, 快捷办法

idioms:

• shortcut key    快捷键

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 捷徑, 近路, 被切短的東西, 快捷辦法

idioms:

• shortcut key    快捷鍵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지름길, 최단 노선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 近道, 手っ取り早い方法
adj. - 短く切った
v. - 近道をとる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يختصر ألطريق (الاسم) طريق مختصر (صفه) يوصل بطريق أقصر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קפנדריה, קיצור דרך‬

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