artery vs shortcut

artery

noun
  • A major transit corridor in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines. 

  • Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. 

  • Hyponyms: alloartery, arteriole, endartery, microartery; see also Thesaurus:artery 

shortcut

noun
  • A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. 

  • A keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation. 

  • A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps. 

  • A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it. 

verb
  • To take or use a shortcut 

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