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📚 noun • entry_id 3957

key

/kiː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
llave • llavín
An object designed to open and close a lock.
We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got…
clave
A crucial step or requirement.
The key to solving this problem is persistence.
the key to winning a game
clave • leyenda
A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
The key says that A stands for the accounting department.
botón • tecla
One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
Press the Escape key.
tecla
In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
clave
A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
clave
In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 3960

key

/kiː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cayo
One of a string of small islands.
the Florida Keys
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3959

key

/kiː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
teclear
(more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs.