keyword

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Synonyms: key word

Antonyms: key word

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|password}} {{lb|en|cryptography}} Any {{l|en|word#Noun}} used as the {{l|en|key|id=cryptography}} to a [[code]].
2. {{senseid|en|word in text, linked}} {{lb|en|information science}} Any {{l|en|word#Noun}} used in a [[reference work]] to [[link]] to other words or other [[information]].
3. {{senseid|en|important word in text, linked or not}} {{lb|en|information science}} Any important {{l|en|word#Noun}} in a {{l|en|text#Noun}} or {{l|en|document}}, which may be linked to other words or other [[information]], or listed in the {{l|en|metadata}} for searches to find.
4. {{senseid|en|reserved word to call function}} {{lb|en|programming}} A [[reserved word]] used to [[identify]] a specific [[command]], [[function]]{{,}} etc.
5. {{senseid|en|word that recurs}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} Any word that occurs in a [[text]] more often than normal.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tag]] with keywords, as for example to facilitate [[search]]ing.

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