keymaps
Keyboard shortcut assignments
Keymaps are configurations that assign actions to keyboard inputs, letting users customize which keys trigger which commands.
In software—especially text editors, IDEs, and video games—keymaps determine what happens when you press a key or key combination: I switched to Vim keymaps in VS Code.
Power users often maintain personal keymaps across applications.
Quicker alternative path
- hotkeyProgrammed key combination
- bindFasten or obligate
- macroRecorded command sequence
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
binding · keypress · modifier · alt · shift · escape · function · layer
Standard keyboard arrangement
- workmanMale manual laborer
- alphabeticRelating to letters
- splitSeparation into parts
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
mechanical · steno · arrangement · modifier · layer · programmable · firmware
Bound collection of charts
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- gazetteerDictionary of locations
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
reference · thematic · topographic · grid · coordinates · location · place-names · geographic
shortcut
Quicker alternative path
command · binding · keypress · modifier · alt · shift · escape · function · layer · toggle
qwerty
Standard keyboard arrangement
- workmanMale manual laborer
- alphabeticRelating to letters
- splitSeparation into parts
ergonomic · mechanical · steno · arrangement · modifier · layer · programmable · firmware
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- gazetteerDictionary of locations
symbol · reference · thematic · topographic · grid · coordinates · location · place-names · geographic · feature