Name: shortcut

Synonyms: shortcut,short cut,file shortcut,file short cut

Type: glossary

Description:
On <Windows|Windows systems>, a special file type that refers to another <file>. Double-clicking the shortcut opens the <file> it refers to. 
 
(The <Mac OS> and <OS X> equivalent is the <alias>. The <Unix> equivalent is the <symbolic link>.)

References: file (glossary), OS X (glossary), alias (glossary), Windows (glossary), symbolic link (glossary), Unix (glossary), Mac OS (glossary)

Tags: file system
