shortcut

noun

1. A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
2. A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.

   “East Midlands Railway is introducing new shortcuts for claiming compensation in the event of late-running services.”

3. A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

   “There are shortcuts to some of my favourite applications on my desktop.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of keyboard shortcut.

verb

1. To take or use a shortcut