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

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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