shortener

English

Etymology

shorten +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔɹtənɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔːtənə/
• Hyphenation: short‧en‧er

Noun

shortener (plural shorteners)

1. One who, or that which, shortens.
   • 2013, James H. Russell, OneNote 2013 For Dummies, page 147:

     This is the only place in the OneNote family of apps where you can see Microsoft's link shortener in action. When you click or tap one of the Create buttons, you'll see a Shorten item on the pop-up window that appears; click or tap that button to get a much shorter link to share.