keyword
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- (information science): index term
- (information science): descriptor
Translations[edit]
word used as a key to a code
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word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
programmingkeyword A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
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Verb[edit]
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.
- 2008 March 12, Philip Gefter, “Type in ‘Native American’ and Search (Someday) 13 Million Photos”, New York Times:
- Besides being able to search the photography collections, of which 3,000 images have been scanned in so far, the feature is meant to provide a more subjective and spontaneous way for visitors to view the art: browsing images, looking at them sequentially and keywording, or tagging, them for themselves and other viewers.
- 2008 March 12, Philip Gefter, “Type in ‘Native American’ and Search (Someday) 13 Million Photos”, New York Times:
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
keyword m (invariable)
