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//ˈʃɔːtkʌt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
  2. 2
    a route shorter than the usual one wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    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."

  5. 5
    Ellipsis of keyboard shortcut. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Verb
  1. 1
    To take or use a shortcut

Etymology

Etymology 1

From short + cut.

Etymology 2

From short + cut.

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