Shortcut vs. Bookmark

Shortcutnoun

A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.

Shortcutnoun

A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.

Shortcutnoun

A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

Shortcutnoun

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

Shortcutverb

To take or use a shortcut

Shortcutnoun

a route shorter than the usual one

Bookmarknoun

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

Bookmarknoun

(computing) A record of the address of a file or Internet page serving as a shortcut to it.

Bookmarknoun

(databases) A pointer found in a nonclustered index to a row in a clustered index or a table heap

Bookmarkverb

To create a bookmark.

Bookmarknoun

Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.

Bookmarknoun

a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place

Bookmarknoun

a strip of leather, card, or other material, used to mark one's place in a book.

Bookmarknoun

a record of the address of a website, file, or other data made to enable quick access in future.

Bookmarkverb

record the address of (a website, file, etc.) to enable quick access in future

Bookmark

A bookmark is a thin marking tool, commonly made of card, leather, or fabric, used to keep track of a reader's progress in a book and allow the reader to easily return to where the previous reading session ended. Alternate materials for bookmarks are paper, metals like silver and brass, silk, wood, cord (sewing), and plastic.