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key in

key in verb: to enter data by keyboarding.

Verb

key in (third-person singular simple present keys in, present participle keying in, simple past and past participle keyed in)

  1. (transitive) To enter data by keyboarding.
  2. (transitive) To make informed or aware, especially of something that others are not privy to.

Forms of key in

third-person singular presentkeys in
present participlekeying in
past participlekeyed in
pastkeyed in

Questions about key in

What does key in mean?
Key in means to enter data by keyboarding.
What part of speech is key in?
Key in is a verb.
What is the past tense of key in?
The past tense of key in is keyed in.

Words near key in in the dictionary

  1. key grips
  2. key harp
  3. key harps
  4. key holder
  5. key holders
  6. key in
  7. key in on
  8. key interest rate
  9. key interest rates
  10. key into
  11. Key Largo

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