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keyword
- /ˈkiː.wɜːd/ Australia, UK
- /ˈki.wɝd/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From key + word.
noun keywords · key word · key-word
- Any word used as the key to a code.
- Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
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Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.
Similar: operative word, workword
- A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc. Each function has an entry address which must be quoted after the USR keyword.
- Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
verb keywords · keywording · keyworded · key word · key-word
- To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching. 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 themselv
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: password, passphrase, keyboard, catchword, watchword, word, searchable, with, key, floor, mantra, static, catchwords, keywords, term, search term
Translations
Every language
noun word used as a key to a code
| Español | palabra clave, clave |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 키워드 kiwodeu, 핵심어 haeksimeo |
| 日本語 | キーワード kīwādo |
| 中文 | 關鍵詞 /关键词 guānjiàncí, 關鍵字 /关键字 guānjiànzì |
| Português | palavra-chave |
| Français | mot-clé |
| Deutsch | Schlüsselwort, Passwort, Stichwort |
| Italiano | parola chiave |
| Ελληνικά | κλειδολέξη kleidoléxi, λέξη κλειδί léxi kleidí |
| Română | cuvânt-cheie |
| Русский | ключево́е сло́во ključevóje slóvo |
| עברית | מִלַּת מַפְתֵּחַ milát maftéakh |
noun word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
| 中文 | 關鍵詞 /关键词 guānjiàncí |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | neno la msingi |
| Deutsch | Stichwort, Schlagwort |
| Română | cuvânt-cheie |
| Русский | ключево́е сло́во ključevóje slóvo |
| עברית | מִלַּת מַפְתֵּחַ |
noun programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
| Deutsch | Schlüsselwort |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | λέξη κλειδί léxi kleidí, λέξη-κλειδί léxi-kleidí |
| Română | cuvânt-cheie |
Talk about this word "keyword." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keyword. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. keyword. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keyword "keyword." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keyword.Cite this
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title = {keyword},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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