key – Català–English translations

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key noun

  /ki/ , /kiː/
  • device designed to open and close a lock
  • crucial step
  • cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
  • computing: field in a record used as a search argument
  • computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
  • computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
  • device used to transmit Morse code
  • small guide explaining symbols or terminology
clau
  • button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
  • part of a piano or musical keyboard
tecla

key adjective

  /ki/ , /kiː/
  • indispensable
  • important
clau
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