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special computer keystroke that triggers a command
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keyboard shortcut

Summary

keyboard shortcut ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (498 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shortcut is named after keyboard shortcut[2].
  • keyboard shortcut is a type of sequence[3].
  • keyboard shortcut's Commons category is recorded as Keyboard shortcuts[4].
  • keyboard shortcut's input device is recorded as keyboard[5].
  • keyboard shortcut comprises keystroke[6].
  • keyboard shortcut's facet of is recorded as user interface[7].
  • keyboard shortcut's facet of is recorded as computer keyboard[8].
  • keyboard shortcut's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/key-bindings[9].
  • keyboard shortcut's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/keyboard-shortcuts[10].
  • keyboard shortcut's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://ux.stackexchange.com/tags/keyboard-shortcuts[11].
  • keyboard shortcut's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://superuser.com/tags/keyboard-shortcuts[12].
  • keyboard shortcut's has effect is recorded as command[13].
  • keyboard shortcut's has effect is recorded as event[14].
  • keyboard shortcut's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4998[15].
  • keyboard shortcut's different from is recorded as multi-touch[16].
  • keyboard shortcut's uses is recorded as modifier key[17].
  • keyboard shortcut's has list is recorded as table of keyboard shortcuts[18].

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Definition and Type

keyboard shortcut is a type of sequence[3].

Origins

shortcut is named after keyboard shortcut[2].

Use and Application

keyboard shortcut comprises keystroke[6].

Why It Matters

keyboard shortcut ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (498 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 37 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

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 5w 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 */ [[Property:P443]]: De-Tastenkombination.ogg"
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