Found 4 items, similar to Keying.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: key
kunci
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: key
buku pedoman, kunci, menyetem, tombol jari, tuts
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: key
key
n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted
into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be
rotated
2: something crucial for explaining;
“the key to development is
economic integration”
3: pitch of the voice;
“he spoke in a low key”
4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the
tonal framework for a piece of music [syn:
tonality]
[ant:
atonality]
5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug;
“they were carrying two keys
of heroin”
6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or
elm or maple [syn:
samara,
key fruit]
7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after
witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War
of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The
Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn:
Francis Scott Key]
8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn:
cay,
Florida keys]
9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of
the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually
painted a different color from the rest of the court;
“he
hit a jump shot from the top of the key”;
“he dominates
play in the paint” [syn:
paint]
10: a list of answers to a test;
“some students had stolen the
key to the final exam”
11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or
abbreviations
12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the
holder to a means of access;
“a safe-deposit box usually
requires two keys to open it”
13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven
by a spring (as a clock) [syn:
winder]
14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
[syn:
keystone,
headstone]
15: a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
key
adj 1: serving as an essential component;
“a cardinal rule”;
“the
central cause of the problem”;
“an example that was
fundamental to the argument”;
“computers are
fundamental to modern industrial structure” [syn:
cardinal,
central,
fundamental,
primal]
2: effective; producing a desired effect;
“the operative word”
[syn:
operative]
key
v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
identify,
discover,
key out,
distinguish,
describe,
name]
2: provide with a key;
“We were keyed after the locks were
changed in the building”
3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key;
“His new
Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot”
4: regulate the musical pitch of
5: harmonize with or adjust to;
“key one's actions to the
voters' prevailing attitude”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Keying
Key
\Key\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Keved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Keying.]
1. To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys
or wedges. --Francis.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Computers) To enter (text, data) using keys, especially
those on a keyboard; to keyboard; as, to key the data in
by hand.
[PJC]
3. To adjust so as to be maximally effective in a particular
situation; -- of actions, plans, or speech; as, to key
one's campaign speech to each local audience.
[PJC]
4. To furnish with a key or keys.
[PJC]
To key up.
(a) (Arch.) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its
centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
(b) (Mus.) To raise the pitch of.
(c) Hence, (fig.), to produce nervous tension in; as, the
whole team was keyed up for the championship game.
[1913 Webster]