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keyring

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Australian: /ˈkiːɹɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A set of data holding linked encryption keys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From key + ring.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: চাবির রিং (cabir riṅ) — ring for holding keys
  • Bulgarian: ключодържа́тел (ključodǎržátel) — ring for holding keys
  • Catalan: clauer — ring for holding keys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鑰匙圈 /钥匙圈 (yàoshi quān) — ring for holding keys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鑰匙環 /钥匙环 (yàoshihuán) — ring for holding keys
  • Czech: kroužek na klíče — ring for holding keys
  • Danish: nøglering — ring for holding keys
  • Dutch: sleutelbos — ring for holding keys
  • Esperanto: ŝlosilringo — ring for holding keys
  • Estonian: võtmehoidja — ring for holding keys
  • Finnish: avainnippu — ring for holding keys
  • Finnish: avainrengas — ring for holding keys
  • French: porte-clé — ring for holding keys
  • Galician: chaveiro — ring for holding keys
  • Georgian: გასაღების რგოლი (gasaɣebis rgoli) — ring for holding keys
  • German: Schlüsselring — ring for holding keys
  • Greek: μπρελόκ (brelók) — ring for holding keys
  • Hebrew: צרור מפתחות (tsror maftekhót) — ring for holding keys
  • Hungarian: kulcskarika — ring for holding keys
  • Icelandic: lyklakippa — ring for holding keys
  • Icelandic: lyklahringur — ring for holding keys
  • Indonesian: gelang kunci — ring for holding keys
  • Indonesian: gantungan kunci — ring for holding keys
  • Italian: portachiavi — ring for holding keys
  • Japanese: キーリング (kī ringu) — ring for holding keys
  • Korean: 키 링 — ring for holding keys
  • Korean: 열쇠고리 (yeolsoegori) — ring for holding keys
  • Korean: 열쇠꾸러미 (yeolsoekkureomi) — ring for holding keys
  • Lithuanian: raktų pakabukas — ring for holding keys
  • Malay: gegelang kunci — ring for holding keys
  • Māori: koropewa kī — ring for holding keys
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nøkkelring — ring for holding keys
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nøkkelring — ring for holding keys
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nykelring — ring for holding keys
  • Polish: brelok — ring for holding keys
  • Portuguese: chaveiro — ring for holding keys
  • Romanian: breloc — ring for holding keys
  • Russian: кольцо́ для ключе́й (kolʹcó dlja ključéj) — ring for holding keys
  • Russian: брело́к (brelók) — ring for holding keys
  • Scottish Gaelic: dul-iuchrach — ring for holding keys
  • Spanish: llavero — ring for holding keys
  • Swedish: nyckelring — ring for holding keys
  • Thai: พวงกุญแจ (puang gun-jae) — ring for holding keys
  • Turkish: anahtarlık — ring for holding keys
  • Vietnamese: móc khoá — ring for holding keys
  • Welsh: cylch allweddi — ring for holding keys
  • Welsh: torch allwedd — ring for holding keys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 密鑰環 /密钥环 (mìyàohuán) — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金鑰環 /金钥环 (jīnyàohuán) — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Dutch: sleutelbos — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Esperanto: ŝlosilingo — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Finnish: avainnippu — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Icelandic: lyklakippa — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Icelandic: lyklahringur — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • Polish: brelok — cryptography: set of data holding linked keys