keygen

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keygen

/ˌkiːˈd͡ʒɛn/

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Short for key generator.

noun keygens

A small program used to generate a license key used to unlock a trial version of software illegitimately. A key generator, or keygen, is a mini program that generates a product key or serial number that unlocks or activates software. Keygens are usually standalone executables, but some are command-line programs that you run in Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (OS X).

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noun program

中文	註冊機 /注册机 zhùcèjī, 序號機 /序号机, 序號產生器 /序号产生器, 註冊碼生成器 /注册码生成器, 序列號生成器 /序列号生成器
Русский	кейген kejgen

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@misc{keygen_2026,
  title = {keygen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keygen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}