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noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shortcut

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tecla de drecera — key or a combination of keys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 快捷鍵 /快捷键 (kuàijiéjiàn) — key or a combination of keys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱鍵 /热键 (rèjiàn) — key or a combination of keys
  • Czech: klávesová zkratka — key or a combination of keys
  • Danish: tastaturgenvej — key or a combination of keys
  • Danish: genvejstast — key or a combination of keys
  • Dutch: sneltoets — key or a combination of keys
  • Finnish: pikanäppäin — key or a combination of keys
  • French: raccourci clavier — key or a combination of keys
  • Galician: atallo — key or a combination of keys
  • Galician: atallo de teclado — key or a combination of keys
  • Georgian: კლავიატურის მალსახმობი (ḳlaviaṭuris malsaxmobi) — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastenkombination — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastaturkurzbefehl — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastaturkürzel — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastenkürzel — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastaturbefehl — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastaturkombination — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Tastensequenz — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Hotkey — key or a combination of keys
  • German: Shortcut — key or a combination of keys
  • Greek: συντόμευση πληκτρολογίου (syntómefsi pliktrologíou) — key or a combination of keys
  • Hungarian: billentyűparancs — key or a combination of keys
  • Hungarian: billentyűkombináció — key or a combination of keys
  • Hungarian: gyorsbillentyű — key or a combination of keys
  • Icelandic: lyklaborðsflýtileið — key or a combination of keys
  • Irish: aicearra méarchláir — key or a combination of keys
  • Italian: scorciatoia da tastiera — key or a combination of keys
  • Japanese: ショートカット (shōtokatto) — key or a combination of keys
  • Korean: 단축키 (danchuk'ki) — key or a combination of keys
  • Polish: skrót klawiszowy — key or a combination of keys
  • Polish: skrót klawiaturowy — key or a combination of keys
  • Portuguese: atalho — key or a combination of keys
  • Portuguese: atalho de teclado — key or a combination of keys
  • Romanian: combinație de taste — key or a combination of keys
  • Romanian: tastă de scurtătură — key or a combination of keys
  • Romanian: tastă rapidă — key or a combination of keys
  • Russian: клавишная комбина́ция быстрого вызова (klavišnaja kombinácija bystrovo vyzova) — key or a combination of keys
  • Russian: сокращённая клавиатурная кома́нда (sokraščónnaja klaviaturnaja kománda) — key or a combination of keys
  • Russian: бы́страя кла́виша (býstraja kláviša) — key or a combination of keys
  • Russian: горячая кла́виша (gorjačaja kláviša) — key or a combination of keys
  • Russian: шоткат (šotkat) — key or a combination of keys
  • Russian: шорткат (šortkat) — key or a combination of keys
  • Slovene: bližnjica — key or a combination of keys
  • Spanish: atajo — key or a combination of keys
  • Spanish: atajo de teclado — key or a combination of keys
  • Swedish: kortkommando — key or a combination of keys
  • Turkish: kısaltma — key or a combination of keys
  • Turkish: kısayol tuşu — key or a combination of keys
  • Vietnamese: phím tắt — key or a combination of keys