The main reason is that the subjects were totally unaware of the possibility of shortcuts.
Source: tatoeba (46786)
Shortcuts
/ˈʃɔːtkʌts/
Synonyms for "shortcuts" (13 found)
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Noun(3 words)
bypass stepscut cornersefficient route
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Noun(4 words)
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Noun(6 words)
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15 entriesad hoc approachcomputational shortcutcopy shortcutdata shortcutdirect routefind shortcutimprovised methodopen shortcutpaste shortcutprocedural shortcutquick fixreporting shortcutsave shortcutshortest pathstopgap solution
Collocations
11 entriescomputational shortcutdirect routekeyboard shortcutmental shortcutprocedural shortcutshortcut keyshortened workflowtake a shortcuttime saving shortcuttime shortcutworkflow shortcut
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2 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
It's a fiddle going to and fro between the keyboard and mouse so are there shortcuts to allow operation using only the keyboard?
Source: tatoeba (328441)
There are no shortcuts to the top, only to the bottom.
Source: tatoeba (481879)
Explorers looked for shortcuts in space-time to meander serendipitously through the universe.
Source: tatoeba (1465080)
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