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keyspace

/ˈkiː.speis/

keyspace noun: the notional space that contains all possible cryptographic keys.

Noun

keyspace (countable and uncountable, plural keyspaces)

  1. The notional space that contains all possible cryptographic keys.
  2. A NoSQL object that includes column families.

Forms of keyspace

pluralkeyspaces

Origin of keyspace

From key + space.

Questions about keyspace

What does keyspace mean?
Keyspace means the notional space that contains all possible cryptographic keys.
What part of speech is keyspace?
Keyspace is a noun.
How do you pronounce keyspace?
Keyspace is pronounced /ˈkiː.speis/.
What is the plural of keyspace?
The plural of keyspace is keyspaces.

Words near keyspace in the dictionary

  1. keysmashing
  2. keysmith
  3. keysmiths
  4. Keysoe
  5. Keysor
  6. keyspace
  7. keyspaces
  8. keyster
  9. keysters
  10. keystone
  11. Keystone Cop

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Adapted from Wiktionary: keyspace (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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