hot key

noun

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Things like air-conditioning, seat heating and cooling, and hot keys to jump to various media functions are all proper buttons. Alex Goy, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot key was in 1983

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“Hot key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20key. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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