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Keyword

Meaning

Noun

In Cryptography:
Any
used as the key to a code.
In Information science:
Any
used in a
to
to other
or other information.
In Information science:
Any important
in a
or
, which may be
to other
or other information, or
in the
for
to find.
In Programming:
A
used to
a specific
,
, etc.
In Linguistics:
Any
that
in a
more often than normal.

Verb

To
with
,
to
searching.
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Origin

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Middle English (1100-1500)
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word
Middle English (1100-1500)
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Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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