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A key or a combination of keys providing quick access to a particular function within a computer program.
‘A hot key is a combination of keys pressed on the keyboard which activate a function.’
‘Certain options like the latter can be accessed with a hot key.’
‘Pretty much everything has been assigned a convenient hot key, and the interface is clear and easy to understand and use.’
‘Common hot keys are placed strategically within easy reach, but I did find the buttons hard to figure out.’
‘Ammunition is unlimited, but units also have a limited special combat weapon such as a mortar round or high explosive round that is controlled by a different hot key or mouse click.’
‘The control scheme will be familiar to all strategy gamers as it a standard combination of hot keys and mouse clicks.’
‘The British-designed keyboards come in four colours and have five levels of brightness, controlled by two hot keys.’
‘I loaded up the following in quick succession, all with hot keys.’
‘While there are hot keys for certain functions, there's also a lack of hot keys for others, which is sure to cause a few temper tantrums during play.’
‘Digging around the menus and what not is also very intuitive and the hot keys just make this even easier.’