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public key

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography, which is published to others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: clau pública — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公鑰 /公钥 (gōngyào) — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Czech: veřejný klíč — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Finnish: julkinen avain — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • French: clé publique — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • German: öffentlicher Schlüssel — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Hungarian: nyilvános kulcs — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Icelandic: dreifilykill — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Japanese: 公開鍵 (kōkaikagi) — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Polish: klucz publiczny — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Russian: откры́тый ключ (otkrýtyj ključ) — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Swedish: öppen nyckel — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Swedish: publik nyckel — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
  • Turkish: açık anahtar — the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography