KEYWORD

Etymology

Noun

keyword (plural keywords)

Any word used as the key to a code.

(information science) Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.

(programming) A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.

(linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.

Synonyms

• operative word (in a sentence)

• workword (rare)

Verb

keyword (third-person singular simple present keywords, present participle keywording, simple past and past participle keyworded)

(transitive) To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.

Anagrams

• dyework

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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