Shortcut definition
(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 clicking a shortcut is the same as clicking the original file. However, deleting a shortcut does not remove the original file.In the Mac, a pointer shortcut is called an "alias," and a shortcut is a keyboard command (see below). In both Windows and Mac, right clicking and selecting Create Shortcut or Make Alias accomplishes the same thing. See Win Shortcuts.
A more direct route than the customary one.
noun
A means of saving time or effort.
noun
A shorter way to get to the same place.
noun
The definition of a shortcut is a faster way of accomplishing something or getting somewhere.
When you find a shorter distance between your home and work by taking back streets, this is an example of a situation where you use a shortcut.
noun
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Any way of saving time, effort, expense, etc.
noun
To make shorter, as by using a shortcut.
verb
To take or use a shortcut.
verb
Origin of shortcut
- From cut direct route
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition