SHORTCUT

shortcut, cutoff, crosscut

(noun) a route shorter than the usual one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shortcut (plural shortcuts)

A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.

A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.

(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation.

Verb

shortcut (third-person singular simple present shortcuts, present participle shortcutting, simple past and past participle shortcutted)

To take or use a shortcut

Anagrams

• cut short

Source: Wiktionary



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