keyword
- Noun. any word used as the key to a code.
- Noun. (information science) Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
- Noun. (programming) A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
- Noun. (linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.
- Verb. (transitive) To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.
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