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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keyboard shortcut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
key-board- short-cut
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function; a press (pressing) of such key(s).

Inflected Forms

keyboard shortcuts (plural)

Synonyms

accelerator key hotkey hot key keybind keybinding key binding key combo shortcut key keystroke[Appendix:Glossary

Questions

What does keyboard shortcut mean?
A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function; a press (pressing) of such key(s).

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