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Keyboard shortcut
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, a keyboard shortcut (also hotkey/hot key or key binding) is a <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a>-based assignment of an action to one or more keys on a computer keyboard. Most <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> and <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">applications</a> come with a <a href="/facts/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts/bIawltuI">default set of keyboard shortcuts</a>, some of which may be modified by the <a href="/facts/User_(computing)/zQRzG0KG">user</a> in the <a href="/facts/Settings_(Windows)/tYqsfN0k">settings</a>. </p><p>Keyboard configuration software allows users to create and assign <a href="/facts/Macro_(computer_science)/7abAsm1o">macros</a> to key combinations which can perform more complex sequences of actions. Some older keyboards had a physical <a href="/facts/Macro_key/gugkGSdT">macro key</a> specifically for this purpose. </p>