shortcut
shortcut Lexical Profile
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• noun
A shorter, more direct route than the regular or customary one.
"We took a shortcut through the park to reach the train station on time."
An accelerated method or means of doing something more quickly and easily than the standard procedure.
"There are no easy shortcuts to mastering a foreign language."
In computing, an icon, link, or key combination that provides quick access to a file, program, or command.
"You can use a keyboard shortcut to save your document without touching the mouse."
• verb
To shorten or bypass a process, route, or procedure by taking a more direct means.
"Attempting to shortcut the safety inspection led to costly delays later."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century as an open compound of the adjective 'short' and the noun 'cut' (in the sense of a direct passage or route across), before gradually coalescing into a single closed word.