different between shortcut vs wormhole

English

Alternative forms

• short cut, short-cut

Etymology

From short +? cut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????tk?t/
• Hyphenation: short?cut
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

shortcut (plural shortcuts)

1. A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
2. A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
3. (computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

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

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• shortcut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

shortcut (third-person singular simple present shortcuts, present participle shortcutting, simple past and past participle shortcutted)

1. To take or use a shortcut

Derived terms

• shortcutter

Anagrams

• cut short

English

Alternative forms

• worm-hole
• worme-hole (obsolete)

Etymology

worm +? hole. In the scientific sense, introduced by John Archibald Wheeler.

Pronunciation

Noun

wormhole (plural wormholes)

1. A hole burrowed by a worm.
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece

     To fill with worme-holes stately monuments.
2. (relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
3. (programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.

Synonyms

• (a spacetime construct): Einstein-Rosen bridge

Related terms

• (a spacetime construct): black hole, white hole

Translations

Verb

wormhole (third-person singular simple present wormholes, present participle wormholing, simple past and past participle wormholed)

1. (transitive) To make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnels.