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keyword.

Any word used as the key to a code.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiː.wɜːd/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈki.wɝd/Canada, General-American
  1. Any word used as the key to a code.

  2. Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.

  3. Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.

  4. A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.

  5. Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.

Where this word comes from

From key + word.

verb/ˈkiː.wɜːd/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈki.wɝd/Canada, General-American
  1. To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From key + word.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.