Shortcut vs. Welcome — What's the Difference?

A more direct route than the customary one.

A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person.

A means of saving time or effort.

An instance or manner of greeting someone

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

Used to greet someone in a polite or friendly way

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

Greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way

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

(of a guest or new arrival) gladly received

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

Very pleasing because much needed or desired

To take or use a shortcut

Allowed or invited to do a specified thing

A route shorter than the usual one

Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying

Cordially or willingly permitted or invited

Used in the expression you're welcome to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.

A cordial greeting or hospitable reception given to an arriving person.

A reception upon arrival

The state of being welcome

To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.

To receive or accept gladly

Used to greet cordially a visitor or recent arrival.

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

Producing gladness.

Free to have or enjoy gratuitously.

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.

The utterance of such a greeting.

Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.

The state of being a welcome guest.

To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".

To accept something willingly or gladly.

Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.

Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.

Salutation to a newcomer.

Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.

To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.

The state of being welcome;

A greeting or reception;

Accept gladly;

Bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

Receive someone, as into one's house

Giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted;