communication vs shortcut

communication

noun
  • A passageway or opening between two locations; connection. 

  • A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities. 

  • A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you". 

  • An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse. 

  • A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication. 

  • Participation in Holy Communion. 

  • The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities. 

  • The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication. 

  • The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission. 

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 

How often have the words communication and shortcut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )