keyword

noun

(information science) Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.

(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.

(cryptography) Any word used as the key to a code.

(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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