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keyboard shortcut

special computer keystroke that triggers a command
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Summary

keyboard shortcut ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,365 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: shortcut[2]
  • Subclass of: sequence[3]
  • Commons category: Keyboard shortcuts[4]
  • Input device: keyboard[5]
  • Has part(s): keystroke[6]
  • Facet of: user interface[7], computer keyboard[8]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/key-bindings[9], https://stackoverflow.com/tags/keyboard-shortcuts[10], https://ux.stackexchange.com/tags/keyboard-shortcuts[11], https://superuser.com/tags/keyboard-shortcuts[12]
  • Has effect: command[13], event[14]
  • Main Wikidata property: P4998[15]
  • Different from: multi-touch[16]
  • Uses: modifier key[17]
  • Has list: table of keyboard shortcuts[18]

Why It Matters

keyboard shortcut has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

computer accessibility computer keyboard emacs-bind-key emacs-hydra Globe Key keyboard modifier key

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 2909
    Sitelink count → 34
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'g
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 2909, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7328179|hotkey (#7328179)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 11w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P4998
    Subclass of → sequence
    Pronunciation audio → De-Tastenkombination.ogg
    Has effect → command, event
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: De-Tastenkombination.ogg"
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