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key nghĩa là gì?

chìa khoá

/kiː//ki/

key in Vietnamese: chìa khoá, khoá, chìa, chìa khóa. In English, key means an object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).

Vietnamese words for key

device designed to open and close a lock
chìa khoá, khoá, chìa
crucial step
mấu chốt, chìa khóa, chìa khoá, bí quyết, giải pháp
part of a piano or musical keyboard
phím
scale of musical notes
điệu, âm điệu
cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode
chìa khóa, chìa khoá
small guide explaining symbols or terminology
chú giải, chú dẫn
computing: field of a database constrained to be unique
chìa khóa, chìa khoá
computing: field in a record used as a search argument
từ khóa, từ khoá

English meaning of key

  1. noun An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).
  2. noun A card or fob that electronically signals a lock to open.
  3. noun A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
  4. noun A password restricting access to an IRC channel.

Full definition of key

key in a sentence

  • This key is to the backdoor.
  • insert the key into the lock (formal); put the key in the lock (informal)
  • apartment key; room key; spare key

Synonyms of key

All synonyms of key

key in other languages

Questions about key in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of key in Vietnamese?
Key in Vietnamese is chìa khoá, khoá, chìa, chìa khóa.
key nghĩa là gì?
Key: chìa khoá, khoá, chìa, chìa khóa.
What does key mean in English?
Key means an object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).

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