Definitions For Keyword

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.

Noun

KEYWORD (plural KEYWORDs) Any word used as the key to a code. (information science) Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information. (programming) A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function{{,}} etc. (linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.

Synonyms

operative word (in a sentence) workword (rare)

Related terms

information science index term information science descriptor

Translations

Bulgarian: ключ, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 關鍵詞, 关键词, tr=guānjiàncí Danish: nøgleord, n Dutch: sleutelwoord, n Finnish: avainsana French: mot-clé German: Stichwort, Schlüssel, m Greek: κλειδολέξη, f, λέξη κλειδί, f Hungarian: kulcsszó Ido: klefovorto Italian: parola chiave, f Japanese: キーワード, tr=kīwādo Macedonian: клу́чен збор, m Maori: kupu matua Norwegian: : Bokmål: nøkkelord, n : Nynorsk: nykelord, n, nøkkelord, n Polish: słowo klucz, n Portuguese: palavra-chave, f Romanian: cuvânt-cheie, n Russian: ключево́е сло́во, n Spanish: palabra clave, f, clave, f Turkish: anahtar kelime, anahtar sözcük, Bulgarian: ключова дума, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 關鍵詞, 关键词, tr=guānjiàncí Danish: opslagsord, n, stikord, n Finnish: hakusana German: Stichwort, n Maori: kupu matua Norwegian: : Bokmål: nøkkelord, n : Nynorsk: nykelord, n, nøkkelord, n Romanian: cuvânt-cheie, n Russian: ключево́е сло́во, n Swedish: nyckelord, n German: Schlüsselwort, n Greek: λέξη κλειδί, f, λέξη-κλειδί, f Polish: słowo kluczowe, n Romanian: cuvânt-cheie, n Turkish: anahtar söz Maori: tino kupu {{ttbc-top}} Esperanto: {{t-check, eo, ĉeftermino}}, {{t-check, eo, ĉefvorto}}, {{t-check, eo, kategoria vorto}}, {{t-check, eo, ŝlosilvorto}}

Alternative forms

key word key-word

Etymology

key + word

Anagrams

dyework

Is Keyword a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
17

The word Keyword is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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