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Definition of shortcut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shortcut

noun
 
/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtkʌt/
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  1. a quicker or shorter way of getting to a place
    • You can take a shortcut across the field.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + short cut
    • be
    • take
    • use something as
    preposition
    • short cut across
    • short cut through
    • short cut to
    phrases
    • there are no short cuts
    See full entry
  2. a way of doing something that is quicker than the usual way
    • There are no shortcuts to economic recovery.
    • Busy students look for shortcuts and read summaries rather than entire books.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + short cut
    • be
    • take
    • use something as
    preposition
    • short cut across
    • short cut through
    • short cut to
    phrases
    • there are no short cuts
    See full entry
  3. (computing) a record of the address of a file, website, or other data that is made so you can access the file, etc. quickly
    • keyboard shortcuts
See shortcut in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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