key
noun
/ki/
,
/kiː/
,
[cʰi̞i̯]
,
[kʲʰi̞i̯]
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- cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
- device designed to open and close a lock
- crucial step
- 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
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clé,
clef
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- button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
- part of a piano or musical keyboard
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touche
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tonalité
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- small guide explaining symbols or terminology
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légende,
clef
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