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secret key

secret key noun: synonym of private key.

Noun

secret key (plural secret keys)

  1. Synonym of private key.
    Synonyms:
    private key

secret key meaning in Tamil

secret key in Tamil

மறைக்குறி, மறைத் திறவிவி

Synonyms of secret key

Forms of secret key

pluralsecret keys

Origin of secret key

Since the private key is kept secret, it can be called a “secret key” instead to distinguish between the abbreviations PK (public key) and SK (secret key, as opposed to *PK (“private key”)).

Questions about secret key

What does secret key mean?
Secret key means synonym of private key.
What is secret key in Tamil?
Secret key in Tamil is மறைக்குறி, மறைத் திறவிவி. See Secret key meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is secret key?
Secret key is a noun.
What is the plural of secret key?
The plural of secret key is secret keys.

Words near secret key in the dictionary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: secret key (page history and authors); secret key (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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