keyword
Pronunciation: /ˈkiː.wɜːd/
The English word “keyword” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Any word used as the key to a code.
- Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
- 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.
- A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
- Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
verb
- To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
Etymology
From key + word.
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