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keyed off

keyed off is the simple past and past participle of key off.

Meaning of key off

Verb

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

  1. To take something as a controlling input datum.
    • This logic keys off the user's social security number.
  2. To turn off something (e.g. a car) using a key.
    • She keyed off the ignition and went into the house.

Questions about keyed off

What is keyed off the simple past and past participle of?
Keyed off is the simple past and past participle of key off.

Words near keyed off in the dictionary

  1. keyed fiddle
  2. keyed fiddles
  3. keyed in
  4. keyed in on
  5. keyed into
  6. keyed off
  7. keyed on
  8. keyed out
  9. keyed up
  10. keyer
  11. keyers

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