shortcut

n. shorter route, way which is shorter than the customary route; symbolic link, special type of file which points to another file or device (Computers)

adj. cut to a short length

The word shortcut may have the following specific meanings, besides its generic meaning of a shorter route or smaller effort.Computer shortcut, a file that contains only the location of another file in the computer.Keyboard shortcuts, a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation.Shortcut (magazine), a Swedish magazine.Short Cuts, a 1993 filmShort Cuts (manga), a Japanese manga.Shortcuts Software (Application), a software company that specialises in business solutions for Salons & Spa's worldwide.A faster path for vehicles and pedestrians to travel through
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Noun
1. a route shorter than the usual one
(synonym) cutoff, crosscut
(hypernym) road, route

<file system> Microsoft Corporation's term for a symbolic link, stored as a file with extension ".lnk". Shortcuts first appeared in 1996 in the Windows 95 operating system. Windows shortcuts can link to any file or directory ("folder"), including those on remote computers, using UNC paths. Each shortcut can also have its own icon. A shortcut that links to an executable file can pass arguments and specify the directory in which the command should run. Unlike a Unix symbolic link, a shortcut does not always behave exactly like the target file or directory.
Compare pif.
(2001-12-18)

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Going through the back door.
To use unofficial ways or shortcuts.