English	Deutsch
key /kʰiː/ computing: field in a record used as a search argument computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array crucial step cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode device designed to open and close a lock computing: field of a database constrained to be unique	der Schlüssel (Pl.: die Schlüssel) {m}
key /kʰiː/ button on a typewriter or computer keyboard part of a piano or musical keyboard	die Taste (Pl.: die Tasten) {f}
key /kʰiː/ in basketball	die Zone (Pl.: die Zonen) {f}
key /kʰiː/ device used to transmit Morse code	die Taste (Pl.: die Tasten) {f} der Schlüssel (Pl.: die Schlüssel) {m}
key /kʰiː/ small guide explaining symbols or terminology	die Legende (Pl.: die Legenden) {f} Zeichenerklärung
key /kʰiː/ scale of musical notes	die Tonart (Pl.: die Tonarten) {f}
key /kʰiː/ important indispensable	Schlüssel
master key a key that opens a set of several locks	das Passepartout (Pl.: die Passepartouts) {n} der Generalschlüssel (Pl.: die Generalschlüssel) {m} Haupschlüssel der Zentralschlüssel (Pl.: die Zentralschlüssel) {m}
Allen key /ˈælən kiː/ a hex head wrench	der Inbusschlüssel (Pl.: die Inbusschlüssel) {m} Innensechskantschlüssel
key fob item carried on a key ring	der Schlüsselanhänger (Pl.: die Schlüsselanhänger) {m}
key fob active device that controls access	der Autoschlüssel (Pl.: die Autoschlüssel) {m} Funkschlüssel
key fob passive device that controls access	RFID-Schlüsselanhänger RFID-Transponder elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger
latch-key child A child who returns to an empty house	das Schlüsselkind (Pl.: die Schlüsselkinder) {n}
skeleton key	der Dietrich (Pl.: die Dietriche) {m}
function key	die Funktionstaste (Pl.: die Funktionstasten) {f}
parallel key	die Varianttonart (Pl.: die Varianttonarten) {f}
ignition key	der Zündschlüssel (Pl.: die Zündschlüssel) {m}
database key	der Datenbankschlüssel (Pl.: die Datenbankschlüssel) {m}
key question	die Schlüsselfrage (Pl.: die Schlüsselfragen) {f}
escape key	die Escapetaste (Pl.: die Escapetasten) {f}
key switch	der Schlüsselschalter (Pl.: die Schlüsselschalter) {m}
room key	der Zimmerschlüssel (Pl.: die Zimmerschlüssel) {m}
key chain	der Schlüsselanhänger (Pl.: die Schlüsselanhänger) {m}
spare key	der Zweitschlüssel (Pl.: die Zweitschlüssel) {m}
surrogate key	der Surrogatschlüssel (Pl.: die Surrogatschlüssel) {m}
bunch of keys	Schlüsselbund
key technology	die Schlüsseltechnologie (Pl.: die Schlüsseltechnologien) {f}
I lost my keys I lost my keys	ich habe meine Schlüssel verloren
primary key key in database table	Primärschlüssel
shift key key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard key on a typewriter	Umschalttaste
major key music: a musical key based upon a major scale	Durtonart Dur {n}
minor key music: a musical key based upon a minor scale	Molltonart Moll {n}
foreign key column referencing another table	Fremdschlüssel
arrow key computer key marked with arrow and used to move the cursor	Pfeiltaste
alt key computing: a key on a keyboard	Alt-Taste
public key the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography	öffentlicher Schlüssel
key performance indicator metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals	Leistungskennzahl
control key computing: a key on a keyboard	Steuerung-Taste Strg-Taste
private key unpublished key	privater Schlüssel
Key lime pie An American dessert	Limettenkuchen
USB key	der USB-Stick (Pl.: die USB-Sticks) {m}
car key	der Autoschlüssel (Pl.: die Autoschlüssel) {m}
Esc key	die Escapetaste (Pl.: die Escapetasten) {f}