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shortcut
- /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ UK
- /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈʃɔːtkʊt/ Northern England, UK
- /ˈʃɔːtˌkət/ UK, Wales
- /ˈʃɔɾtˌkʌt/ Scotland, UK
- /ˈʃoɹtˌkʌt/ Canada, US
- /ˈʃoːt.kɐ̞t/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈʃoːʔ.kɐ̞t] Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈʃoːʔ.kɐʔ] Australia, New Zealand
noun shortcuts · short cut · short-cut
- A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ellipsis of keyboard shortcut
verb shortcuts · shortcutting · shortcutted · shortcut
- To take or use a shortcut
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crosscut, cutoff, drop-down, timesaver, one-stop, context, shorthand, hot, abbreviation, contextual, keyboard, right-click, combinations, context-sensitive, acronym, direct
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noun path
| Español | atajo, atrecho, alcorce, trocha |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 近道 chikamichi |
| 中文 | 捷徑 /捷径 jiéjìng, 近路 jìnlù, 近道 jìndào |
| Kiswahili | mkato |
| Português | atalho |
| Français | raccourci |
| Deutsch | Abkürzung, Abschneider |
| Italiano | scorciatoia, sentiero tagliato |
| Ελληνικά | παραδρόμι paradrómi, παράκαμψη parákampsi |
| Română | scurtătură |
| Русский | кратча́йший пу́ть kratčájšij pútʹ, срез srez |
| Tiếng Việt | lối tắt, đường tắt |
noun method
| Español | atajo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 近道 chikamichi |
| 中文 | 抄近道 chāojìndào, 捷徑 /捷径 jiéjìng |
| Kiswahili | mkato |
| Português | atalho |
| Deutsch | Abkürzung, schnellere Methode, schnellerer Weg, schnellere Vorgehensweise |
| Italiano | scorciatoia |
| Ελληνικά | παράκαμψη parákampsi, συντόμευση syntómefsi |
| Română | scurtătură |
| Русский | наибо́лее рациона́льный спо́соб naibóleje racionálʹnyj spósob |
noun file
| Español | acceso directo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바로가기 barogagi |
| 日本語 | ショートカット shōtokatto |
| 中文 | 快捷方式 kuàijiéfāngshì |
| Kiswahili | mkato |
| Português | atalho |
| Français | raccourci, lien symbolique |
| Deutsch | Verknüpfung, Dateiverknüpfung |
| Italiano | collegamento |
| Ελληνικά | συντόμευση syntómefsi |
| Română | comandă rapidă, scurtătură |
| Русский | ярлы́к jarlýk |
verb to take a shortcut
| Русский | срезать srezatʹ |
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Talk about this word "shortcut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shortcut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shortcut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shortcut "shortcut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shortcut.Cite this
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title = {shortcut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
