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Definition of key' in English English dictionary
Key Stage: Any of the stages of the state education system of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, introduced with the National Curriculum in 1988, defining the knowledge expected of students at various ages
Key Stages: plural form of Key Stage
key: : In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique)
key: A device used to transmit Morse code
key: One of a number of rectangular moving parts on a piano or musical keyboard, each causing a particular sound or note to be produced
key: To link (as one might do with a key or legend)
The American Heart Association has prepared their own guide to classification and, keying it with the Standard Nomenclature of Diseases, have done much to encourage a concise yet complete diagnosis.
key: Important, salient
She makes several key points.
key: An object designed to open and close a lock
key: To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key
He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
key: A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend
The key says that A stands for the accounting department.
key: One of a string of small islands
the Florida Keys.
key: : A value that uniquely identifies an entry in an associative array
key: A crucial step or requirement
the key to winning this game.
key: To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio)
key: A hierarchical scale of musical notes on which a composition is based
the key of B-flat major.
key: : (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad
Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs.
key: Indispensable
He is the key witness.
key: To fit (a lock) with a key
key: : kilogram
key: To depress (a telegraph key)
key: An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain the orientation between them
key: A piece of information (e.g. a passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages
key: To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class
Indicate the comparative value of each heading by keying it with a number in pencil, in the left margin, as follows:.
key: One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, most of which generally correspond to a particular character
Press the Escape key.
key: One of various levers on a musical instrument used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind
key: To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them
key: : The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole
He shoots from the top of the key.
key binding: A key, or pattern of keys which, when pressed, cause something to happen
I changed the key binding for pause to the escape key.
key bindings: plural form of key binding
key cards: plural form of key card (alternative spelling of keycards)
key chains: plural form of key chain. an alternative spelling of keychain
key exchange: An exchange of peers' keys at initialization phase of connection
key exchanges: plural form of key exchange
key fob: a remote control for locking/unlocking a car door, carried with the car keys
key fob: an item carried on a key ring either as decoration or security
key fobs: plural form of key fob
key in: to enter data by keyboarding
key into: To grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something. To get it
key lime: A small yellow lime, Citrus aurantifolia, from southern Florida
key log: The log which, if removed, would free up the whole logjam
key log: The key issue or problem, which if (re)solved, would make the current task easy to complete. The issue around which the whole problem revolves
Present conditions are a crisis of confidence. . . . Electric utilities are the key log..
key logger: Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, thus stealing passwords or other sensitive data
key loggers: plural form of key logger
key off: To take as a controlling input datum
This logic keys off the user's social security number.
key performance indicator: A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress toward organizational goals
key press: The buffered electrical signal resulting from such an event, sometimes distinguished from the release
key press: The depression of an input key; a keystroke
key press: The act or action of pressing keys; manual input
key presses: Important or indispensable presses, possibly
key presses: plural form of key press
key set identifier: A value that is used to identify a key
key set identifiers: plural form of key set identifier
key signature: An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale
The key signatures of D major and b minor both have two sharps.
key signatures: plural form of key signature
key to the midway: A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location
key to the midway: A type of fool's errand
key: {n} a thing to open a lock or explain, part of musical instrument, tone in music, wharf
Key Performance Indicator: (Finans) Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. The act of monitoring KPIs in real-time is known as business activity monitoring. KPIs are frequently used to "value" difficult to measure activities such as the benefits of leadership development, engagement, service, and satisfaction. KPIs are typically tied to an organization's strategy (as exemplified through techniques such as the Balanced Scorecard)
key: (Spor) (Basketball) An area at each end of the court between the base line and the foul line and including the jump-ball circle at the foul line: a jump shot from the top of the key
key: (Spor) The key, officially referred to as the free throw lane is an area in a basketball court underneath the basket bounded by the endlines, the foul lanes and the free throw line. Usually painted (although unpainted on some courts with painted perimeters), it is a critical area on the court, where much of the action takes place in a game
key account: A wholesaler's or manufacturer's primary customer that provides the majority of sales volume
key concept: Main idea
key grip: (Film) In US American and Canadian film-making, the key grip is the chief grip on the set. Like a foreman, the key grip directs a crew of grips, some with specialized skills such as dolly grips, crane operators, camera car operators, etc
key player: The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it
key signature: (Muzik) The group of sharps or flats placed to the right of the clef on a staff to identify the key
key stage: A Key Stage is a stage of the state education system in the UK setting the educational knowledge expected of students at various ages
key takeaway: The most important information that has been presented