keyboard shortcut

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).

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accelerator keyhotkeyhot keykeybindkeybindingkey bindingkey comboshortcut key
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Meanings

nounkeyboard shortcut (plural keyboard shortcuts)

plural keyboard shortcuts

  1. computingA 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).

    Synonyms: accelerator key, hotkey, hot key, keybind, keybinding, key binding, key combo, shortcut key

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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).

Similar
accelerator keyhotkeyhot keykeybindkeybindingkey bindingkey comboshortcut keykeystroke[Appendix:Glossary
Also see
key combo

Translations

Catalan tecla de drecera
  • tecla de drecerakey or a combination of keys
Chinese Mandarin 快捷鍵 /快捷键, 熱鍵 /热键
  • 快捷鍵 /快捷键 (kuàijiéjiàn)key or a combination of keys
  • 熱鍵 /热键 (rèjiàn)key or a combination of keys
Czech klávesová zkratka
  • klávesová zkratkakey or a combination of keys
Danish tastaturgenvej, genvejstast
  • tastaturgenvejkey or a combination of keys
  • genvejstastkey or a combination of keys
Dutch sneltoets
  • sneltoetskey or a combination of keys
Finnish pikanäppäin
  • pikanäppäinkey or a combination of keys
French raccourci clavier
  • raccourci clavierkey or a combination of keys
German Tastenkombination, Tastaturkurzbefehl
  • Tastenkombinationkey or a combination of keys
  • Tastaturkurzbefehlkey or a combination of keys
  • Tastaturkürzelkey or a combination of keys
  • Tastenkürzelkey or a combination of keys
  • Tastaturbefehlkey or a combination of keys
  • Tastaturkombinationkey or a combination of keys
  • Tastensequenzkey or a combination of keys
  • Hotkeykey or a combination of keys
  • Shortcutkey or a combination of keys
Greek συντόμευση πληκτρολογίου
  • συντόμευση πληκτρολογίου (syntómefsi pliktrologíou)key or a combination of keys
Hungarian billentyűparancs, billentyűkombináció
  • billentyűparancskey or a combination of keys
  • billentyűkombinációkey or a combination of keys
  • gyorsbillentyűkey or a combination of keys
Icelandic lyklaborðsflýtileið
  • lyklaborðsflýtileiðkey or a combination of keys
Irish aicearra méarchláir
  • aicearra méarchláirkey or a combination of keys
Italian scorciatoia da tastiera
  • scorciatoia da tastierakey or a combination of keys
Japanese ショートカット
  • ショートカット (shōtokatto)key or a combination of keys
Korean 단축키
  • 단축키 (danchuk'ki)key or a combination of keys
Polish skrót klawiszowy, skrót klawiaturowy
  • skrót klawiszowykey or a combination of keys
  • skrót klawiaturowykey or a combination of keys
Portuguese atalho, atalho de teclado
  • atalhokey or a combination of keys
  • atalho de tecladokey or a combination of keys
Romanian combinație de taste, tastă de scurtătură
  • combinație de tastekey or a combination of keys
  • tastă de scurtăturăkey or a combination of keys
  • tastă rapidăkey or a combination of keys
Russian клавишная комбина́ция быстрого вызова, сокращённая клавиатурная кома́нда
  • клавишная комбина́ция быстрого вызова (klavišnaja kombinácija bystrovo vyzova)key or a combination of keys
  • сокращённая клавиатурная кома́нда (sokraščónnaja klaviaturnaja kománda)key or a combination of keys
  • бы́страя кла́виша (býstraja kláviša)key or a combination of keys
  • горячая кла́виша (gorjačaja kláviša)key or a combination of keys
  • шоткат (šotkat)key or a combination of keys
  • шорткат (šortkat)key or a combination of keys
Spanish atajo, atajo de teclado
  • atajokey or a combination of keys
  • atajo de tecladokey or a combination of keys
Swedish kortkommando
  • kortkommandokey or a combination of keys
Turkish kısaltma, kısayol tuşu
  • kısaltmakey or a combination of keys
  • kısayol tuşukey or a combination of keys
Vietnamese phím tắt
  • phím tắtkey or a combination of keys
Cite this entry
APA

keyboard shortcut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyboard%20shortcut

MLA

“keyboard shortcut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyboard%20shortcut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keyboard shortcut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyboard%20shortcut.

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