"shortcut key" meaning in English

See shortcut key in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shortcut key
Etymology: : shortcut key < → δείτε τις λέξεις shortcut και key
  1. βλ. συνώνυμο keyboard shortcut (συντόμευση πληκτρολογίου)
    Sense id: el-shortcut_key-en-noun-e82DBjFP Categories (other): Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hotkey, hot key, key combo, keybinding, key binding, keyboard shortcut, accelerating keys
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      "form": "shortcut key"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    }
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