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key chain

key chain is the alternative form of keychain.

Meaning of keychain

Noun

keychain (plural keychains)

  1. A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
  2. An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring.
  3. A digital repository for the storage of cryptographic keys.

Forms of key chain

pluralkey chains

Questions about key chain

What is key chain the alternative form of?
Key chain is the alternative form of keychain.

Words near key chain in the dictionary

  1. key bumps
  2. key card
  3. key cards
  4. key catcher
  5. key catchers
  6. key chain
  7. key chains
  8. key change
  9. key changes
  10. key club
  11. key clubs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: key chain (page history and authors); keychain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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