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multikey

multikey adjective: of or pertaining to more than one key (in various senses).

Adjective

multikey (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to more than one key (in various senses).
    • The keyboard houses 12 fully programmable G-keys (three macros per key) and has multikey input functionality, which means you can bang on up to five keys simultaneously.2009 March 5, Azadeh Ensha, “A Shining New Keyboard for the Chivalrous Gamer”, in New York Times

Noun

multikey (plural multikeys)

  1. A multi-element key into a data structure.

Forms of multikey

pluralmultikeys

Origin of multikey

From multi- + key.

Questions about multikey

What does multikey mean?
Multikey means of or pertaining to more than one key (in various senses).
What part of speech is multikey?
Multikey can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near multikey in the dictionary

  1. multijunctional
  2. multijuralism
  3. multijurisdiction
  4. multijurisdictional
  5. multikernel
  6. multikey
  7. multikeyboard
  8. multikeys
  9. multikill
  10. multikills
  11. multikilobase

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