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  Key
     frequently mentioned in Scripture. It is called in Hebrew
     _maphteah_, i.e., the opener (Judg. 3:25); and in the Greek New
     Testament _kleis_, from its use in shutting (Matt. 16:19; Luke
     11:52; Rev. 1:18, etc.). Figures of ancient Egyptian keys are
     frequently found on the monuments, also of Assyrian locks and
     keys of wood, and of a large size (comp. Isa. 22:22).
     
       The word is used figuratively of power or authority or office
     (Isa. 22:22; Rev. 3:7; Rev. 1:8; comp. 9:1; 20:1; comp. also
     Matt. 16:19; 18:18). The "key of knowledge" (Luke 11:52; comp.
     Matt. 23:13) is the means of attaining the knowledge regarding
     the kingdom of God. The "power of the keys" is a phrase in
     general use to denote the extent of ecclesiastical authority.
     

  key
       
          1.  A value used to identify a record in a
          database, derived by applying some fixed function to the
          record.  The key is often simply one of the fields (a
          column if the database is considered as a table with records
          being rows, see "{key field").  Alternatively the key may be
          obtained by applying some function, e.g. a hash function, to
          one or more of the fields.  The set of keys for all records
          forms an index.  Multiple indexes may be built for one
          database depending on how it is to be searched.
       
          2.  A value which must be fed into the
          algorithm used to decode an encrypted message in order to
          reproduce the original plain text.  Some encryption schemes
          use the same (secret) key to encrypt and decrypt a message,
          but public key encryption uses a "private" (secret) key and
          a "public" key which is known by all parties.
       
          3.  An electromechanical keyboard button.
       
          (2003-07-04)
       
       

  Key \Key\ (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]
     1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot
        or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to
        the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning
        in its place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A small device which is inserted into a mechanism and
        turned like a key to fasten, adjust, or wind it; as, a
        watch key; a bed key; the winding key for a clock, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One of a set of small movable parts on an instrument or
        machine which, by being depressed, serves as the means of
        operating it; the complete set of keys is usually called
        the keyboard; as, the keys of a piano, an organ, an
        accordion, a computer keyboard, or of a typewriter. The
        keys may operate parts of the instrument by a mechanical
        action, as on a piano, or by closing an electrical
        circuit, as on a computer keyboard. See also senses 12 and
        13.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control,
        pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the
        key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence,
        that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve
        something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle;
        the key to a problem. Similarly, see also senses 14 and
        15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true
              key of books.                         --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make
        fast, or adjust to position.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Arch.)
        (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
        (b) The last board of a floor when laid down.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Masonry)
        (a) A keystone.
        (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through
            between the laths and holds the rest in place.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Mach.)
        (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their
            relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts.
            of Cotter, and Gib.
        (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley,
            coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative
            turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more
            frequently by its resistance to shearing, being
            usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the
            crank, pulley, etc.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a
        wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; --
        called also key fruit.
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     10. (Mus.)
         (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called
             diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one
             (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five,
             subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or
             two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are
             temporary members of a key, under such names as ``
             sharp four,'' ``flat seven,'' etc. Scales and tunes
             of every variety are made from the tones of a key.
         (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its
             modulations are referred, and with which it generally
             begins and ends; keynote.
             [1913 Webster]
  
                   Both warbling of one song, both in one key.
                                                    --Shak.
             [1913 Webster]
  
     11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or
         utterance.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               You fall at once into a lower key.   --Cowper.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     12. (Teleg.) A metallic lever by which the circuit of the
         sending or transmitting part of a station equipment may
         be easily and rapidly opened and closed; as, a telegraph
         key.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     13. any device for closing or opening an electric circuit,
         especially as part of a keyboard, as that used at a
         computer terminal or teletype terminal.
         [PJC]
  
     14. A simplified version or analysis which accompanies
         something as a clue to its explanation, a book or table
         containing the solutions to problems, ciphers,
         allegories, or the like; or (Biol.) a table or synopsis
         of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a
         taxonomic group.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     15. (Computers) A word or other combination of symbols which
         serves as an index identifying and pointing to a
         particular record, file, or location which can be
         retrieved and displayed by a computer program; as, a
         database using multi-word keys. When the key is a word,
         it is also called a keyword.
         [PJC]
  
     Key bed. Same as Key seat.
  
     Key bolt, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is
        secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.
  
     Key bugle. See Kent bugle.
  
     Key of a position or Key of a country. (Mil.) See Key,
        4.
  
     Key seat (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which
        prevents one part from turning on the other.
  
     Key way, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which
        is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also
        key seat.
  
     Key wrench (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the
        movable jaw is made fast by a key.
  
     Power of the keys (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the
        ministry in some Christian churches to administer the
        discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its
        privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ,
        ``I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
        heaven.'' --Matt. xvi. 19.
        [1913 Webster]

  key \key\, a.
     Essential; most important; as, the key fact in the inquiry;
     the president was the key player inthe negotiations.
     [PJC]

  Key \Key\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Keying.]
     1. To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys
        or wedges. --Francis.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Computers) To enter (text, data) using keys, especially
        those on a keyboard; to keyboard; as, to key the data in
        by hand.
        [PJC]
  
     3. To adjust so as to be maximally effective in a particular
        situation; -- of actions, plans, or speech; as, to key
        one's campaign speech to each local audience.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To furnish with a key or keys.
        [PJC]
  
     To key up.
        (a) (Arch.) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its
            centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
        (b) (Mus.) To raise the pitch of.
        (c) Hence, (fig.), to produce nervous tension in; as, the
            whole team was keyed up for the championship game.
            [1913 Webster]

  Quay \Quay\, n. [F. quai. See Key quay.]
     A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side
     of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience
     in loading and unloading vessels. [Written also key.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.
     1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for
        fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is
        driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.
  
     Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly
           called a key.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A toggle.
        [1913 Webster]

  Key \Key\ (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]
     1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot
        or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to
        the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning
        in its place.
  
     2. An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or
        adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.
  
     3. That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the
        means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a
        pianoforte, or of a typewriter.
  
     4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control,
        pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the
        key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence,
        that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve
        something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle;
        the key to a problem.
  
              Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true
              key of books.                         --Locke.
  
              Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson.
  
     5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make
        fast, or adjust to position.
  
     6. (Arch.)
        (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
        (b) The last board of a floor when laid down.
  
     7. (Masonry)
        (a) A keystone.
        (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through
            between the laths and holds the rest in place.
  
     8. (Mach.)
        (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their
            relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts.
            of Cotter, and Gib.
        (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley,
            coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative
            turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more
            frequently by its resistance to shearing, being
            usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the
            crank, pulley, etc.
  
     9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a
        wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; --
        called also key fruit.
  
     10. (Mus.)
         (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called
             diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one
             (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five,
             subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or
             two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are
             temporary members of a key, under such names as ``
             sharp four,'' ``flat seven,'' etc. Scales and tunes
             of every variety are made from the tones of a key.
         (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its
             modulations are referred, and with which it generally
             begins and ends; keynote.
  
                   Both warbling of one song, both in one key.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or
         utterance.
  
               You fall at once into a lower key.   --Cowper.
  
     Key bed. Same as Key seat.
  
     Key bolt, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is
        secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.
  
     Key bugle. See Kent bugle.
  
     Key of a position or country. (Mil.) See Key, 4.
  
     Key seat (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which
        prevents one part from turning on the other.
  
     Key way, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which
        is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also
        key seat.
  
     Key wrench (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the
        movable jaw is made fast by a key.
  
     Power of the keys (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the
        ministry in some Christian churches to administer the
        discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its
        privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ,
        ``I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
        heaven.'' --Matt. xvi. 19.

  Key \Key\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Keying.]
     To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or
     wedges. --Francis.
  
     To key up.
     (a) (Arch.) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its
         centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
     (b) (Mus.) To raise the pitch of.
     (c) Hence, fig., to produce nervous tension in.

  Key \Key\, n.
     A simplified version or analysis which accompanies something
     as a clue to its explanation, a book or table containing the
     solutions to problems, ciphers, allegories, or the like, or a
     table or synopsis of conspicuous distinguishing characters of
     members of a taxonomic group.

  Key \Key\, n. (Teleg.)
     A metallic lever by which the circuit of the sending or
     transmitting part of a station equipment may be easily and
     rapidly opened and closed; any device for closing or opening
     an electric circuit.

  Space bar \Space bar\ or key \key\ (Mach.)
     A bar or key, in a typewriter or typesetting machine, used
     for spacing between letters.

  Quay \Quay\, n. [F. quai. See Key quay.]
     A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side
     of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience
     in loading and unloading vessels. [Written also key.]

  Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.
     1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for
        fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is
        driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.
  
     Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly
           called a key.
  
     2. A toggle.

  key
       adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the
              central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
              fundamental to the argument"; "computers are
              fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
               central, fundamental, primal]
       2: effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
          [syn: operative]
       n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted
            into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be
            rotated
       2: something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is
          economic integration"
       3: pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
       4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the
          tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: tonality]
          [ant: atonality]
       5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys
          of heroin"
       6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or
          elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit]
       7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after
          witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War
          of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The
          Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: Francis Scott Key]
       8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: cay,
          Florida keys]
       9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of
          the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually
          painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he
          hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates
          play in the paint" [syn: paint]
       10: a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the
           key to the final exam"
       11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or
           abbreviations
       12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the
           holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually
           requires two keys to open it"
       13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven
           by a spring (as a clock) [syn: winder]
       14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
           [syn: keystone, headstone]
       15: a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
       v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify,
             discover, key out, distinguish, describe, name]
       2: provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were
          changed in the building"
       3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new
          Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
       4: regulate the musical pitch of
       5: harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the
          voters' prevailing attitude"

  key
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 κλειδί
     2 πλήκτρο
     3 τόνος
     4 (ετ πληροφ en) κλειδί, όρος που χρησιμοποιείται στις δομές
  δεδομένων και στην κρυπτογράφηση
     5 (ετ βασδε en) κλειδί
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κλειδί
     2 πλήκτρο
     3 τόνος
     4 (ετ πληροφ en) κλειδί, όρος που χρησιμοποιείται στις δομές
  δεδομένων και στην κρυπτογράφηση
     5 (ετ βασδε en) κλειδί

  key
     Central Kurdish adv.
     when
     Manx n.
     cream
     Manx n.
     (lb gv nautical) quay
     Tagalog n.
     (Latn-def-lite tl name K k nocap=0 dot=,) ''in the (w: Filipino
  alphabet).''

  Key
     Swedish sym.
     (lb sv SAB) history of the British colonies

  key
     a.
     indispensable, supremely important.
     n.
     1 An object designed to open and close a lock.
     2 An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a
  shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative
  orientation.
     3 A crucial step or requirement.
     4 A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a
  legend.
     5 A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
     6 (lb en computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a
  typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text
  characters.
     7 (lb en music)
     8 # In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select
  notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
     9 # In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of
  the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are
  depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
     10 (lb en music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis
  of a musical composition.
     vb.
     1 To fit (a lock) with a key.
     2 To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the
  orientation between them.
     3 To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
     alt.
     One of a string of small islands.
     n.
     One of a string of small islands.
     n.
     (alternative form of en quay).
     n.
     (lb en slang) (clipping of en kilogram nodot=1) (especially of a
  recreational drug)

  Key
     n.
     (surname: en).

  key
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm keye id=key t=key)

  Key
     Swedish sym.
     (lb sv SAB) history of the British colonies

  key
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm keye id=key t=key)

  Key
     Swedish sym.
     (lb sv SAB) history of the British colonies

  key
     Englanti n.
     1 avain
     2 tölkinavaaja
     3 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) näppäin; sähkötysavain
     4 (yhteys musiikki k=en) sävellaji
     5 (yhteys musiikki k=en) soittimen kosketin tai vastaava
     6 pieni saari esim. Karibialla
     7 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) avainkoodi
     8 (''rakennustekniikka'') kiilakivi
     9 (''valokuvaus'') sävyarvo
     10 (yhteys radiotekniikka k=en) sähkötysavain
     Englanti vb.
     1 (yhteys musiikki kuvaannollisesti k=en) virittää
     2 avaintaa
     3 (''rakennustekniikka'') kiilata
     4 (''radiotekniikka'') avaintaa

  key
     Anglisht n.
     çelës

  key
     Engelska a.
     nyckel-; mycket viktig
     Engelska n.
     1 nyckel, verktyg för att öppna ett lås
     2 nyckel; ett nödvändigt steg
     3 nyckel; lathund
     4 tangent, knapp
     5 (tagg musik språk=en) tonart
     6 en apparat för att sända Morsekod
     7 (tagg kryptografi språk=en) nyckel, information som används för att
  kryptera eller dekryptera något
     8 (''även'' '''cay''') en av öarna i en sträng småöar

  key
  kengî, çi demê, kinga, kingê, çi wextê, çi çaxê

  key /kˈiː/
  sleutel

  Key /kˈiː/
  المفتاح

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  ключов, ключ 2.
  important
   3.
  indispensable

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. клави́ш, клавиш 2.
  button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
   3.
  part of a piano or musical keyboard
  2. ключ 2.
  cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
   3.
  device designed to open and close a lock
   4.
  crucial step
   5.
  scale of musical notes
   6.
  computing: field in a record used as a search argument
   7.
  computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
   8.
  computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
   9.
  device used to transmit Morse code
  3. шпи́лка, шпо́нка
  object used to maintain the orientation between two others
  4. леге́нда, ключ
  small guide explaining symbols or terminology

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. заключвам
  fit (a lock) with a key
  2. заклинвам
  fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key

  key /kˈiː/
  tónina

  key /kˈiː/
  tlačítko

  key /kˈiː/
  stupnice

  key /kˈiː/
  klíč

  key /kˈiː/ 
   [it] klávesa

  key /kˈiː/ 
  klíčový

  key /kˈiː/
  hlavní

  key /kˈiː/ 
  allwedd 

  key /kˈiː/ 
  allweddu 

  key /kˈiː/ 
  allweddol 

  key /kˈiː/ 
  agoriad 

  key /kˈiː/ 
  allwedd 

  key /kˈiː/
  kleine Insel, Korallenriff , Korallenbank 
     Synonym: cay
  
   see: the Florida Keys
  

  key /kˈiː/
  Keil  [techn.]
           Note: Verbindungselement

  key /kˈiː/
  Klappe  [mus.]
           Note: Blasinstrument
   see: keys
  
           Note: wind instrument

  key /kˈiː/
   [fig.] Lösung 
        "the key to the mystery"  - des Rätsels Lösung

  key /kˈiː/
  Passfeder  [techn.]
     Synonym: fitted key
  
   see: keys, fitted keys
  

  key /kˈiː/
  Schlüssel 
           Note: zu/für etw.
        "key with a solid shank"  - Vollschlüssel
        "nozzle of a/the key"  - Schlüsselrohr, Tülle
        "pull off the key"  - den Schlüssel abziehen, herausziehen
        "I can lend you a spare key to the store."  - Ich kann dir einen Ersatzschlüssel zum Lager/für das Lager borgen.
   see: keys, proximity key, paracentric key, Berlin key, mortice key
  
           Note: to sth.

  key /kˈiː/
  Schlüssel…, Haupt…

  key /kˈiː/
  Schlussstein  [constr.]
     Synonyms: headstone, keystone
  
   see: headstones, keystones, keys
  

  key /kˈiː/
  Sortierschlüssel , Kennbegriff  [comp.]
           Note: eines Datensatzes
        "primary sorting key"  - Primärschlüssel, primärer Kennbegriff, Kennbegriff mit der höchsten Priorität
        "key with the highest priority"  - Primärschlüssel, primärer Kennbegriff, Kennbegriff mit der höchsten Priorität
        "secondary sorting key"  - Sekundärschlüssel, sekundärer Kennbegriff
        "alternate sorting key"  - alternativer Schlüssel, alternativer Kennbegriff
     Synonym: sorting key
  
   see: primary key, secondary key, alternate key, candidate key
  
           Note: of a record

  key /kˈiː/
  Taste 
        "stay-down key"  - feststellbare/arretierbare/einrastende Taste
        "non-latching key"  - Schwenktaste
        "bootstrap initialization key"  - Urladetaste
        "the shift and the up arrow key pressed together"  - die Umschalttaste und die gleichzeitig gedrückte Pfeil-hinauf-Taste
   see: keys, enter key, locking key
  

  key /kˈiː/
  Tonart  [mus.]
        "key of E-flat major"  - Tonart Es-Dur
        "key having the same tonic note"  - Varianttonart (zu einer bestimmten Tonart), Tonart mit gleichem Grundton
        "transpose from (the key of) C major to D major"  - von (der Tonart) C-Dur nach D-Dur transponieren
   see: keys, related key, relative key, parallel key
  

  key /kˈiː/ 
  abstimmen  [übtr.]

  key /kˈiː/
  entscheidend, ausschlaggebend, maßgeblich 
           Note: für etw.
     Synonyms: decisive, deciding, crucial, critical
  
           Note: to sth.

  key /kˈiː/
   [fig.] zentral , Kardinal…, Haupt…, Schlüssel… [übtr.]
     Synonyms: central, pivotal
  
   see: pivotal role, pivotal question, pivotal man, pivotal position
  

  key /kˈiː/
  
  κλειδί

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. tärkeä, avain
  important
  2. avain
  indispensable

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. näppäin
  button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
  2. avain, avainkenttä 2.
  computing: field in a record used as a search argument
   3.
  computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
  3. avain, salakirjoitusavain
  cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
  4. avain 2.
  device designed to open and close a lock
   3.
  crucial step
   4.
  computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
  5. avain, morseavain, sähkötysavain
  device used to transmit Morse code
  6. akselikiila, kiila
  object used to maintain the orientation between two others
  7. kosketin
  part of a piano or musical keyboard
  8. sävellaji
  scale of musical notes
  9. merkkienselite, selite
  small guide explaining symbols or terminology
  10. luoto, pieni saari
  small island

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. kirjoittaa, näppäillä, syöttää
  computing: enter (information)
  2. varustaa avaimella
  fit (a lock) with a key
  3. kiiloittaa, varustaa kiilalla
  fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key
  4. avaintaa
  radio: operate (transmitter switch of a two-way radio)
  5. painaa avainta
  telegraphy: depress (a telegraph key)
  6. raapia avaimella
  vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key

  key /kiː/
  1. touche, touche de clavier
  2. clef

  key /kiː/
  eochair

  key /kˈiː/ 
  1. कुंजी, चाबी, ताली
        "This lock opened with this key."
        "A keyboard has number of keys."
  2. सुर
        "All ragas are the combinations of different keys."

  key /kˈiː/
  ciljati, dirka, glavni, klin, ključ, ključ (u kriptografiji), ključne, ključni, ključnih, rasplet, reket, tipka, šifra

  Key /kˈiː/
  ključ za šifriranje

  key /kˈiː/
  1. megoldások
  2. kulcs
  3. hangnem
  4. megoldás
  5. jelmagyarázat
  6. pecek
  7. billentyû
  8. korallsziget
  9. kapocs
  10. csap

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. tombol
  button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
  2. kunci 2.
  device designed to open and close a lock
   3.
  scale of musical notes
   4.
  cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
   5.
  computing: field in a record used as a search argument
   6.
  computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
   7.
  crucial step
   8.
  computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
  3. tuts
  part of a piano or musical keyboard

  key /kˈiː/
  chiave

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  キー, 鍵 2.
  important
   3.
  indispensable

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. キー, ボタン
  button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
  2. 鍵, キー 2.
  crucial step
   3.
  computing: field in a record used as a search argument
   4.
  computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
   5.
  computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
  3. 鍵, かぎ 2.
  device designed to open and close a lock
   3.
  cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
  4. キー 2.
  object used to maintain the orientation between two others
   3.
  device used to transmit Morse code
  5. キー, 鍵
  part of a piano or musical keyboard
  6. 調
  scale of musical notes

  key /kiː/
  clavis

  key /kiː/
  1. raktas, klavišas, gruntas
  2. povandeninė sala
  3. užrakinti, sutvirtinti, įtvirtinti

  key /kiː/
  1. scala, toonladder, toonschaal
  2. toets
  3. sleutel

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  nøkkel 2.
  indispensable
   3.
  important

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  nøkkel 2.
  cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
   3.
  device designed to open and close a lock
   4.
  crucial step
   5.
  computing: field in a record used as a search argument
   6.
  computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
   7.
  computing: field of a database constrained to be unique

  key /ki:/
  I.   1.  klucz  [także w muzyce]
   2.  klawisz
   3.  legenda
  II.    kluczowy

  key /kiː/
  1. gama, escala
  2. chave

  key /kˈiː/
  1. tastă
  2. cheie

  key /kiː/
  llave

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  nyckel 2.
  indispensable
   3.
  important

  key //ki// //kiː// /[cʰi̞i̯]/ /[kʲʰi̞i̯]/ 
  1. knapp, tangent
  button on a typewriter or computer keyboard
  2. nyckel 2.
  device designed to open and close a lock
   3.
  cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
   4.
  crucial step
   5.
  computing: field in a record used as a search argument
   6.
  computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array
   7.
  small guide explaining symbols or terminology
   8.
  computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
  3. nyckel, morsenyckel
  device used to transmit Morse code
  4. tangent
  part of a piano or musical keyboard
  5. tonart
  scale of musical notes
  6. skär
  small island

  key /kˈiː/ 
  
  ufunguo

  key /kˈiː/
  1. kilitlemek
  2. (mak.) tutturmak
  3. kilit taşını yerleştirip kemeri tamamlamak
  4. kitapta bakılması gereken yeri gösteren not koymak, böyle bir not sistemi kullanmak
  5. soruların çözüm cetvelini vermek. key up heyecanlan dırmak, coşturmak
  6. (müz.) perdesini yükseltmek.

  key /kˈiː/
  1. anahtar, açar, açkı
  2. kurgu
  3. çözümyolu
  4. cevap cetveli, şifre cetveli
  5. yazı makinalarında tuş
  6. maniple, telgraf maniplesi
  7. (müz.) tuş
  8. (müz.) anahtar, anahtar işareti
  9. müzik aletlerinde tuş
  10. ses perdesi
  11. (mak.) kama, dil
  12. (mim.) anahtar taşı
  13. baş, ana, en önemli .key club (A.B.D.) üyelerinde anahtar bulunan gece kulübü. key position yetkili mevki. key ring anahtar halkası. key punch kompütörlerde kullamlan kart veya bantları delip bilgi aktaran klavyeli makina. key (sig.)nature (müz.) armatür. key word sözlük veya ansiklopedide sayfa başına gelen kelime. master key aynı cinsten birtaklm kilitleri açan anahtar.

  key /kˈiː/
  1. kıyı boyunca uzanan alçak mercandan ada.

  key /kɛɾˈɛm kˈɛ/
  König

  key /kɛɾˈɛm kɪɾˈɪn/
  warum

  key /kˌɛvnɛʃopˈi/
  king

  key /ceʊtˈin/
  kral

  Key
  Key

  
/ˈki/

  KEY, estates. A wharf at which to land goods from, or to load them in a 
  vessel. This word is now generally spelled Quay, from the French, quai. 
  
  

  316 Moby Thesaurus words for "key":
     French pitch, Rasputin, Svengali, TelAutography, Teletype,
     Teletype network, Teletyping, VIP, access, accommodate, accord,
     achromatism, adapt, adjust, adjust to, aerophone, ait,
     amplification, archipelago, assimilate, atoll, attune, axial,
     bad influence, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bell,
     big wheel, bilingual text, bolt, bottle opener, button, button up,
     can opener, cast, catchword, cay, centermost, central, centralized,
     centric, centroidal, centrosymmetric, choke, choke off, chromatism,
     chromism, church key, clap, clarification, classical pitch, clavis,
     close, close up, closed-circuit telegraphy, clue, code, color,
     color balance, color harmony, color scheme, coloration, coloring,
     complexion, concentrated, constrict, contain, continental island,
     contract, coordinate, coral head, coral island, coral reef,
     corkscrew, court, cover, crib, critical, crucial, cue, cue word,
     cut to, decipherment, decoding, decorator color, depth,
     description, dominant, double reed, duplex telegraphy, electricity,
     embouchure, eminence grise, equalize, essential, evidence,
     explanation, explication, facsimile telegraph,
     faithful translation, fasten, fit, five-percenter, fix, fold,
     fold up, free translation, frequency, friend at court, gear to,
     geocentric, gloss, glossary, good influence, gray eminence, guide,
     harmonize, heavyweight, height, hidden hand, high pitch, hint,
     holm, homologate, homologize, horn, hot lead, hue, humor,
     important, indication, indicator, influence, influence peddler,
     influencer, ingroup, insularity, interlinear,
     interlinear translation, interrupter, intimation, island,
     island group, islandology, isle, islet, key signature, key to,
     key word, keynote, kingmaker, latch, latchkey, latchstring, lead,
     legend, level, lip, lobby, lobbyist, lock, lock out, lock up,
     loose translation, lords of creation, low pitch, main, major,
     major key, make plumb, make uniform, man of influence, manipulator,
     master key, measure, mediant, metaphrase, middle, middlemost,
     midmost, minor, mood, mouthpiece, multiplex telegraphy,
     natural color, necessary, new philharmonic pitch, news ticker,
     note, occlude, oceanic island, omphalic, open sesame, opener,
     padlock, pallor, paraphrase, passkey, password, pedal point,
     philharmonic pitch, philosophical pitch, pipe, pitch, pivotal,
     plumb, pony, powers that be, pressure group, proportion,
     put in tune, quadruplex telegraphy, railroad telegraphy, receiver,
     reconcile, rectify, reed, reef, register, regulate, restatement,
     rewording, right, sandbank, sandbar, scent, seal, seal off,
     seal up, secure, sender, set, set right, shade, shut,
     shut the door, shut up, similarize, simplex telegraphy,
     single-current telegraphy, sinister influence, skeleton key,
     skin color, slam, slide, snap, sounder, special interests,
     special-interest group, spoor, squeeze shut, standard pitch,
     stock ticker, strangle, style, subdominant, submarine telegraphy,
     submediant, subtonic, suggestion, supertonic, sync, synchronize,
     tailor, telegraphics, telegraphy, teleprinter, teletypewriter,
     teletypewriting, telex, telltale, tenor, the Establishment, ticker,
     ticket, timbre, tin opener, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tip-off,
     tonality, tone, tonic, tonic key, tooter, trace, transcription,
     translation, transliteration, transmitter, trim to, trot, true,
     true up, tune, typotelegraph, typotelegraphy, umbilical,
     undercolor, valve, very important person, vestige, vital,
     wheeler-dealer, whiff, wind, wind instrument, wire service,
     wire-puller, zip up, zipper
  
  

  n. 钥匙,键,解答;
  v. 调音,锁上;

     n. 键,解答,关键,要害,基调,线索,答案,暗礁
     vt. 调音,锁上,钥匙