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PRONUNCIATION OF HOT KEY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOT KEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hot key is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOT KEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Keyboard shortcut

In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a series of one or several keys that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered by the user. The meaning of term "keyboard shortcut" can vary depending on software manufacturer. For instance, Microsoft differentiates keyboard shortcuts from hotkeys whereby the former consists of a specific key combination used to trigger an action, and the latter represents a designated letter in a menu command or toolbar button that when pressed together with the Alt key, activates such command--whereas a "hotkey" on Windows is a system wide shortcut that is always available in all contexts as long as the program responsible for it is running in the foreground or background.

Definition of hot key in the English dictionary

The definition of hot key in the dictionary is a single key or combination of keys on the keyboard of a computer that carries out a series of commands.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOT KEY

hot cockles
hot cross bun
hot dog
hot fence
hot flash
hot flush
hot flushes
hot gospeller
hot issue
hot jazz
hot link
hot metal
hot money
hot on
hot pants
hot pepper
hot pool
hot potato
hot press
hot rod

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOT KEY

Allen key
command key
control key
dichotomous key
escape key
function key
hash key
ignition key
major key
master key
minor key
nut key
off key
on key
return key
shift key
skeleton key
tab key
USB key
Woodruff key

Synonyms and antonyms of hot key in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hot key» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOT KEY

Find out the translation of hot key to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hot key from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hot key» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 热键
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tecla de acceso rápido
570 millions of speakers

English

hot key
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्म कुंजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المفتاح الساخن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горячая клавиша
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গরম কী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raccourci clavier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kunci panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hotkey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホットキー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 단축키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panas tombol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phím nóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூடான விசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉट की
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kısayol tuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scorciatoia da tastiera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klawisz skrótu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гаряча клавіша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cheie fierbinte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλήκτρο συντόμευσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

warm sleutel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snabbknapp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hurtigtast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hot key

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOT KEY»

The term «hot key» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOT KEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hot key» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hot key» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hot key

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOT KEY»

Discover the use of hot key in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hot key and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Friday Brown
Friday Brown is the breathtaking second novel from the author of the award-winning All I Ever Wanted. Vikki Wakefield is an astonishing talent.
Vikki Wakefield, 2012
2
Windows XP Timesaving Techniques For Dummies
Maybe you run a consulting business, or maybe you're an attorney. Whatever you use Windows XP to do, you can come up with a hot key that saves you time. In fact, you even might want to set up hot keys for your time-management program.
Woody Leonhard, 2005
3
The Box of Delights
Kay finds himself involved in a fantastic adventure when he becomes guardian of the mysterious Box of Delights.
John Masefield, 2007
4
The Key to the Golden Firebird
The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.
Maureen Johnson, 2009
5
Looking for JJ
Seventeen-year-old Alice, released from prison with a new identity after serving six years for murdering a child, tries to keep her anonymity from the British tabloids, while haunted by memories of her past trauma.
Anne Cassidy, 2009
6
Windows Vista Timesaving Techniques For Dummies
Whatever you use Vista to do, you can come up with a hot key that saves you time. In fact, you might even want to set up hot keys for your time-management program. If you have a small business, setting up a hot key to create a new invoice or ...
Woody Leonhard, 2007
7
We Were Liars
What we can talk about is...[Lockhart's] razor-sharp portrayal of a family for whom keeping up appearances is paramount and, ultimately, tragic."--The Chicago Tribune From the Hardcover edition.
E. Lockhart, 2014
8
.NET Internationalization: The Developer's Guide to Building ...
This allows a combination of both approaches: The translator can make some hot key assignments that are critical, or for which the automatic assignment is unacceptable, and the remainder can be handled by the HotKeyAss i gnment class.
Guy Smith-Ferrier, 2006
9
Stretching in the Office
StretchWare- Preferences /H«v t« Activ« »«»c« «< B«rti»«»\/Hel Ke Do you want to set up a hot key? Enable/Disable: You can pick A key combination that will brinq up the next stretch routine at any tine H Enable Hot key Set hot key: Press ani| ...
Bob Anderson, 2002
10
Picture Me Gone
Picture Me Gone is the compelling new novel by the author of How I Live Now, Meg Rosoff Mila is on a roadtrip across the USA with her father.
Meg Rosoff, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOT KEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hot key is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Venice mayor removes books about homosexuality from schools
... characters this year, including Orion Children (Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler) and Hot Key Books (All of the Above by James Dawson). «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
2
Q+A with Rosie Rowell
She isn't at Hot Key anymore unfortunately [Thomas has moved to Blink Reality] but she was amazing. She just got the book and I felt like I was ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
3
Odedina makes first buys for Oneworld
... as fiction for the beginner readers.” Odedina joined Oneworld in the spring after stepping down as m.d. of Bonnier-owned Hot Key Books. «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
4
Leopold Blue wins Branford Boase children's book prize
Leopold Blue, published by Hot Key Books, is set in a small backwater town in South Africa in 1993 where the story of 15-year-old Meg plays ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Author James Dawson talks about the pressures on young people …
James's most recent book, Under My Skin, published by Hot Key Books, tells the tale of Sally Feathers, who gets more than she bargains for ... «Ilford Recorder 24, Jul 15»
6
Manning moves to Phoenix Comic
Kate Manning, former sales and marketing director of Hot Key Books, is moving to The Phoenix Comic, which is published by David Fickling ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
7
Nanbo's Inspirit (ELOA) Closed Beta Review
It cannot be fired freely unless clicked on an enemy, on the other hand, you can MANUALLY use it by pressing the hot key. But, of course, no ... «MMORPG News, Jun 15»
8
Micromax Knight 2 Review: An expensive-looking smartphone for a …
There's no camera hot key and you can't fire up the cam with a quick swipe across the screen if you use a screen lock – slightly annoying if you ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
9
Blue sky thinking: books to pack this summer
By Julie Mayhew (Hot Key Books, £7.99) Jessika Keller lives in a 21st-century Britain that was successfully conquered by Germany in 1940 and ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
10
In the footsteps of the Paris Commune in exile
Published by Hot Key Books. “My great-great grandmother Nannie Dryhurst volunteered there with her lover, the war correspondent Henry ... «Fitzrovia News, Jun 15»

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