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]