ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hotkey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhɒtkiː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hotkey is a noun meaning (computing) A keyboard shortcut.

Meaning

(computing) A keyboard shortcut.

More Meanings

  1. (computing, intransitive) To navigate by means of a keyboard shortcut.

Example Sentences

All of the sales talk about hotkeying between 3270 sessions and DOS applications sounds great until you try to squeeze the DOS applications into the PC while it's emulating a terminal.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include hashkey, hotword, hack, hotlinker, housekey, hamburger.

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