shortcuts
Ways around obstacles
Shortcuts are quicker routes or methods that bypass the usual process.
A shortcut through the park saves time; a keyboard shortcut executes a command without navigating menus.
Shortcuts can also mean cutting corners: There are no shortcuts to mastery.
The singular shortcut works as noun, verb, and adjective: shortcut the approval process, a shortcut key.
Efficiency-boosting method
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- hackShortcut or breach
- trickDeliberate deception
- tipEnd or gratuity
cheat · lifehack · streamline · expedite · fast-track · one-click · drag-and-drop · productivity
Path from A to B
- pathRoute for traveling
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- backroadMinor rural thoroughfare
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
bypass · beeline · unmarked · trail · passage · underpass · overpass · walkway
Keyboard command combinations
- altOutside the mainstream
- shiftMovement or work period
- keyboardArray of input keys
- copy-pasteDuplicate then insert elsewhere
undo · redo · tab · escape · enter · ctrl-z · ctrl-c · ctrl-v
Automated command sequences
- scriptsWritten texts for performances
- aliasesAlternate assumed identities
- batchQuantity produced together
- automationSelf-operating system design
toolbar · menu · right-click · dropdown · taskbar · dock · launchpad · pinned
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- quick-and-dirtyHasty and crude
- Band-AidBranded adhesive strip
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
kludge · makeshift · rush-job · half-measure · slapdash · botched · shoddy · trade-off
timesaver
Efficiency-boosting method
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- hackShortcut or breach
- trickDeliberate deception
tip · cheat · lifehack · streamline · expedite · fast-track · one-click · drag-and-drop · productivity · optimization
route
Path from A to B
alley · bypass · beeline · unmarked · trail · passage · underpass · overpass · walkway · connector
hotkeys
Keyboard command combinations
copy-paste · undo · redo · tab · escape · enter · ctrl-z · ctrl-c · ctrl-v · modifier
macros
Automated command sequences
- scriptsWritten texts for performances
- aliasesAlternate assumed identities
- batchQuantity produced together
automation · toolbar · menu · right-click · dropdown · taskbar · dock · launchpad · pinned · bookmark
compromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- quick-and-dirtyHasty and crude
- Band-AidBranded adhesive strip
stopgap · kludge · makeshift · rush-job · half-measure · slapdash · botched · shoddy · trade-off · expedient
- computer skillstyping, keyboarding, copy paste, clicking, scrolling
- Driving TermsGPS, maps, highways, toll roads, backroads
- File Organizationfolders, tags, cloud storage, archives, backups
- keyboardskeyboard, keys, piano, pianos, organ
- Resourcefulnessresourcefulness, ingenuity, cleverness, inventiveness, problem-solving
- travel routesSilk Road, Route 66, Pacific Coast Highway, trade routes, trade route
shortcutsthe long way
Indirect path chosen
detours · scenic routes · winding roads · bypasses · diversions
- keyboard shortcutsKey combinations for commands
- shortcut keyKeystroke executing commands instantly