Keyword

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A word that serves as a key to a code or cipher.
  • n. A significant or descriptive word.
  • n. A word used as a reference point for finding other words or information.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. any word used as the key to a code
  • n. Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
  • n. A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
  • n. Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
  • v. To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A word used as an entry point into an index which serves to identify files, records, texts, or other data containing the key or some related word, such as a synonym. It is a type of key{15}.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A word which serves as a key, guide, or explanation to the meaning, use, or pronunciation of other words, or to other matters.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a significant word used in indexing or cataloging
  • n. a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message
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    word    key   
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