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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈkiː.wɜːd/
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Canada, General-American:
/ˈki.wɝd/
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CMU ARPABET:
K IY1 W ER2 D
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Any word used as the key to a code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: password, passcode
Antonyms: none provided
Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: operative word, workword
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: keystring
A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Across languages
Translations
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
açar söz
— word used as a key to a code
Belarusian :
ключаво́е сло́ва
(ključavóje slóva)
— word used as a key to a code
Bulgarian :
ключ
(ključ)
— word used as a key to a code
Bulgarian :
клю́чова ду́ма
(kljúčova dúma)
— word used as a key to a code
Chinese Mandarin :
關鍵詞 /关键词
(guānjiàncí)
— word used as a key to a code
Chinese Mandarin :
關鍵字 /关键字
(guānjiànzì)
— word used as a key to a code
Czech :
klíčové slovo
— word used as a key to a code
Danish :
nøgleord
— word used as a key to a code
Dutch :
sleutelwoord
— word used as a key to a code
Finnish :
avainsana
— word used as a key to a code
French :
mot-clé
— word used as a key to a code
German :
Schlüsselwort
— word used as a key to a code
German :
Passwort
— word used as a key to a code
German :
Stichwort
— word used as a key to a code
Greek :
κλειδολέξη
(kleidoléxi)
— word used as a key to a code
Greek :
λέξη κλειδί
(léxi kleidí)
— word used as a key to a code
Hebrew :
מִלַּת מַפְתֵּחַ
(milát maftéakh)
— word used as a key to a code
Hungarian :
kulcsszó
— word used as a key to a code
Icelandic :
markorð
— word used as a key to a code
Icelandic :
stikkorð
— word used as a key to a code
Ido :
klefovorto
— word used as a key to a code
Indonesian :
kata sandi
— word used as a key to a code
Italian :
parola chiave
— word used as a key to a code
Japanese :
キーワード
(kīwādo)
— word used as a key to a code
Korean :
키워드
(kiwodeu)
— word used as a key to a code
Korean :
핵심어
(haeksimeo)
— word used as a key to a code
Macedonian :
клу́чен збор
(klúčen zbor)
— word used as a key to a code
Malay :
kata kunci
— word used as a key to a code
Māori :
kupu matua
— word used as a key to a code
Norwegian Bokmål :
nøkkelord
— word used as a key to a code
Norwegian Nynorsk :
nykelord
— word used as a key to a code
Norwegian Nynorsk :
nøkkelord
— word used as a key to a code
Persian :
کلیدواژه
(kelidvâže)
— word used as a key to a code
Persian :
واژۀ کلیدی
(vâže-ye kelidi)
— word used as a key to a code
Polish :
słowo klucz
— word used as a key to a code
Polish :
słowo kluczowe
— word used as a key to a code
Portuguese :
palavra-chave
— word used as a key to a code
Romanian :
cuvânt-cheie
— word used as a key to a code
Russian :
ключево́е сло́во
(ključevóje slóvo)
— word used as a key to a code
Serbo-Croatian :
кључна реч
— word used as a key to a code
Serbo-Croatian :
кључна ријеч
— word used as a key to a code
Serbo-Croatian :
ključna reč
— word used as a key to a code
Serbo-Croatian :
ključna riječ
— word used as a key to a code
Slovak :
kľúčové slovo
— word used as a key to a code
Slovene :
ključna beseda
— word used as a key to a code
Spanish :
palabra clave
— word used as a key to a code
Spanish :
clave
— word used as a key to a code
Swedish :
nyckelord
— word used as a key to a code
Tagalog :
susing-salita
— word used as a key to a code
Turkish :
anahtar kelime
— word used as a key to a code
Turkish :
anahtar sözcük
— word used as a key to a code
Ukrainian :
ключове́ сло́во
(ključové slóvo)
— word used as a key to a code
Bulgarian :
ключова дума
(ključova duma)
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Chinese Mandarin :
關鍵詞 /关键词
(guānjiàncí)
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Danish :
opslagsord
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Danish :
stikord
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Finnish :
hakusana
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
German :
Stichwort
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
German :
Schlagwort
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Hebrew :
מִלַּת מַפְתֵּחַ
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Indonesian :
kata kunci
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Māori :
kupu matua
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Norwegian Bokmål :
nøkkelord
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Norwegian Nynorsk :
nykelord
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Norwegian Nynorsk :
nøkkelord
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Polish :
słowo klucz
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Polish :
słowo kluczowe
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Romanian :
cuvânt-cheie
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Russian :
ключево́е сло́во
(ključevóje slóvo)
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Swahili :
neno la msingi
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Swedish :
nyckelord
— word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
Azerbaijani :
açar söz
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Dutch :
sleutelwoord
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
German :
Schlüsselwort
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Greek :
λέξη κλειδί
(léxi kleidí)
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Greek :
λέξη-κλειδί
(léxi-kleidí)
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Indonesian :
kata kunci
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Māori :
kupumatua
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Polish :
słowo klucz
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Polish :
słowo kluczowe
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Romanian :
cuvânt-cheie
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Turkish :
anahtar söz
— programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
Indonesian :
kata kunci
— (linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Māori :
tino kupu
— (linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Polish :
słowo klucz
— (linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Polish :
słowo kluczowe
— (linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.