Shortcut vs Icon - What's the difference?
shortcut | icon |
A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
A symlink (symbolic file link); especially , one that appears as an icon.
A keyboard shortcut - a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation
(rft-sense) To take or use a shortcut
An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
A religious painting, often done on wooden panels.
A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
A small picture which represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function.)
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons. See also (symbol) and (index).
Pictual representations of files, programs and folders on a computer.
As nouns the difference between icon and shortcut
is that icon is an , symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion while shortcut is a path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.As a verb shortcut is
to take or use a shortcut.shortcut
English
Alternative forms
* short cut, short-cutNoun
(en noun)- There are shortcuts to some of my favourite applications on my desktop.
Derived terms
* keyboard shortcutSee also
* ("shortcut" on Wikipedia)Verb
(shortcutt)Anagrams
*icon
English
(wikipedia icon)Alternative forms
* eikon, ikonNoun
(en noun)- That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.