hot key

hot key
noun Date: 1983 a key or combination of keys on a computer keyboard programmed to perform a specific function when pressed

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  • hot key — n one or more keys that you can press on a computer ↑keyboard to make the computer quickly do a particular set of actions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hot key — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hot key : singular hot key plural hot keys computing a key on a computer keyboard that provides a short way of performing a set of actions …   English dictionary

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  • hot key — keyboard key which activates a predetermined service when pressed; shortcut key on the keyboard (Computers) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hot key — noun Computing a key or combination of keys providing quick access to a function within a program …   English new terms dictionary

  • ˈhot ˌkey — noun [C] computing a key on a computer keyboard that provides a quick way of performing a set of actions …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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