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Keyboard shortcut

A keyboard shortcut is a set of keyboard keys that when pressed simultaniously, perform a predefined task. Such a task could be done with the mouse (or other analog input such as a trackball), but would require much longer. Hence, they are a shortcut in that they save the user time.

Useful Microsoft Windows keyboard shortcuts:

Note - Control+Alt+Delete, which opens the task manager, is not a shortcut. As there is no other way to open the task manager, by definition, it cannot be one.

See also: modifier key