hot key

British

noun

computing a single key or combination of keys on the keyboard of a computer that carries out a series of commands

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It’s hard to hide your intention as a corporation these days as any person with a hot key to a search engine can investigate a company’s ethos.

From Forbes ● Mar. 30, 2013

The ad states: "RightWriter improves your writing with the touch of a hot key."

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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