key – English–Español translations

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key noun

  /ki/ , /kiː/
  • device designed to open and close a lock
llave, llavín
  • button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
tecla, botón
  • part of a piano or musical keyboard
tecla
  • crucial step
  • computing: field in a record used as a search argument
  • computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
  • cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
  • scale of musical notes
clave, llave
  • small guide explaining symbols or terminology
clave, leyenda
  • object used to maintain the orientation between two others
cuña
  • computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
llave, clave
  • device used to transmit Morse code
llave, tecla

key adjective

  /ki/ , /kiː/
  • indispensable
clave, llave
  • important
llave

key verb

  /ki/ , /kiː/
  • computing: enter (information)
teclear

key noun

  /ki/ , /kiː/
  • small island
cayo
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