a path or way of going somewhere that is quicker and shorter than the usual way
take a shortcut:
On the way home we took a shortcut to avoidtraffic.
Synonyms and related words
Types of road or path
a one-way/two-way street
approach
artery
2
a quicker way than usual to do or achieve something, often a method that produces a result that is not good enough
take a shortcut:
Sometimes in our haste we take shortcuts that we laterregret.
Synonyms and related words
Systems and methods for doing things
modality
method
system
3
computinga computer icon or a combination of keys on the keyboard such as “Alt + C” that helps you do something on the computer more quickly, for example go to a particular program or copy information