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

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SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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