keyword
/ˈkiː.wɜːd/US/ˈki.wɝd/
keyword noun: any word used as the key to a code.
Noun
keyword (plural keywords)
- Any word used as the key to a code.
- Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
- Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.
- Synonyms:
- operative word, workword
- A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
- Each function has an entry address which must be quoted after the USR keyword.1982, Popular Computing, volume 1, numbers 9-12, page 113
- Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell the compiler to deduce the actual type of a variable that is being declared from its initializer.2017, Wisnu Anggoro, Learning C++ Functional Programming, page 8
- Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
Verb
keyword (third-person singular simple present keywords, present participle keywording, simple past and past participle keyworded)
- To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
- Besides being able to search the photography collections, of which 3,000 images have been scanned in so far, the feature is meant to provide a more subjective and spontaneous way for visitors to view the art: browsing images, looking at them sequentially and keywording, or tagging, them for...2008 March 12, Philip Gefter, “Type in ‘Native American’ and Search (Someday) 13 Million Photos”, in New York Times
keyword meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
keyword in Hindi
- मुख्यशब्द
keyword in Tamil
- முக்கிய சொல், முக்கியச் சொல், முக்கியச்சொல்
keyword in Bengali
- মূলশব্দ, কীওয়ার্ড, কিওয়ার্ড
keyword in Telugu
- కీలక పదం, ముఖ్య పదం, కీవర్డ్
More languagesFewer languages
- keyword in Malayalam
- മ൪മ്മപദം
- keyword in Kannada
- ಕೀವರ್ಡ್, ಕೀವರ್ಡ್ಗೆ
- keyword in Punjabi
- ਕੀਵਰਡ, ਕੁੰਜੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ, ਕੁੰਜੀ-ਸ਼ਬਦ
- keyword in Gujarati
- ચાવીરૂપ શબ્દ
- keyword in Odia
- କିୱାର୍ଡ, ମୁଖ୍ଯ଼ଶବ୍ଦ
- keyword in Nepali
- कुञ्जीशब्द
- keyword in Tagalog
- susing-salita
- keyword in Malay
- kata kunci
- keyword in Indonesian
- kata sandi, kata kunci
- keyword in Persian
- کلیدواژه kelidvâže, واژۀ کلیدی vâže-ye kelidi
Synonyms of keyword
Forms of keyword
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | keywords |
| alternative form | key word |
| alternative form | key-word |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | keywords |
| present participle | keywording |
| past participle | keyworded |
| past | keyworded |
Origin of keyword
From key + word.
Words formed from keyword
Words that rhyme with keyword
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Questions about keyword
- What does keyword mean?
- Keyword means any word used as the key to a code.
- What is keyword in Hindi?
- Keyword in Hindi is मुख्यशब्द. See Keyword meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is keyword?
- Keyword can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce keyword?
- Keyword is pronounced /ˈkiː.wɜːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of keyword?
- The plural of keyword is keywords.
Words near keyword in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: keyword (page history and authors); keyword (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); keyword (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); keyword (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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