Definition von a-key im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Allen key
- A hex head wrench
- Esc key
- a key on the keyboard of personal computers used to generate the escape character
- Key Stage
- Any of the stages of the state education system of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, introduced with the National Curriculum in 1988, defining the knowledge expected of students at various ages
- Key Stages
- plural form of Key Stage
- PF key
- programmed function key
- a golden key can open any door
- Sufficient money can accomplish anything
- accelerator key
- A keyboard shortcut
- alt key
- A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys
- bis key
- A key using alternative fingerings for certain notes on woodwind instruments. Specifically, a key that is located between the first and second keys operated by the left hand on a saxophone. Pressing LH1 and the bis key simultaneously results in the sounding of a Bb. This is especially useful when playing in keys with many flats
- bump key
- A lockpicking tool in the form of a key of the type generally used to open a lock, on which all pin position have been cut down to the lowest position, so that striking this key sharply with a hammer while applying turning force at just the right instant after the impact will 'bump' open a lock
- church key
- A can opener having a triangular tip that pierces the can
- content key
- A downloadable file that unlocks items, characters, levels, or other content that was included with the game but not immediately accessible (if at all through normal gameplay)
- control key
- A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys; normally labelled "Ctrl"
- dead key
- A special modifier key used to attach a specific diacritic to a letter previously typed
- dichotomous key
- A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached
- electronic car key
- An electronic device that serves the purpose of a car key by locking and unlocking a vehicle remotely
- foreign key
- A field in a relational database record that points to a key field in another table
- function key
- Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function; often labelled F1 to F12, and used in combination with the shift key, alt key and control key
- hex key
- A hex head wrench
- hot key
- a keyboard shortcut
- key
- : (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.
- key
- To depress (a telegraph key)
- key
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend)
The American Heart Association has prepared their own guide to classification and, keying it with the Standard Nomenclature of Diseases, have done much to encourage a concise yet complete diagnosis.
- key
- One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, most of which generally correspond to a particular character
Press the Escape key.
- key
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain the orientation between them
- key
- To fit (a lock) with a key
- key
- : A value that uniquely identifies an entry in an associative array
- key
- A hierarchical scale of musical notes on which a composition is based
the key of B-flat major.
- key
- To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio)
- key
- A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend
The key says that A stands for the accounting department.
- key
- Important, salient
She makes several key points.
- key
- : In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique)
- key
- A device used to transmit Morse code
- key
- One of a number of rectangular moving parts on a piano or musical keyboard, each causing a particular sound or note to be produced
- key
- An object designed to open and close a lock
- key
- To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key
He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
- key
- One of a string of small islands
the Florida Keys.
- key
- Indispensable
He is the key witness.
- key
- A crucial step or requirement
the key to winning this game.
- key
- : kilogram
- key
- A piece of information (e.g. a passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages
- key
- One of various levers on a musical instrument used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind
- key
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them
- key
- : The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole
He shoots from the top of the key.
- key
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class
Indicate the comparative value of each heading by keying it with a number in pencil, in the left margin, as follows:.
- key binding
- A key, or pattern of keys which, when pressed, cause something to happen
I changed the key binding for pause to the escape key.
- key bindings
- plural form of key binding
- key cards
- plural form of key card (alternative spelling of keycards)
- key chains
- plural form of key chain. an alternative spelling of keychain
- key exchange
- An exchange of peers' keys at initialization phase of connection
- key exchanges
- plural form of key exchange
- key fob
- an item carried on a key ring either as decoration or security
- key fob
- a remote control for locking/unlocking a car door, carried with the car keys
- key fobs
- plural form of key fob
- key in
- to enter data by keyboarding
- key into
- To grasp; to understand the overall concept of or be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something. To get it
- key lime
- A small yellow lime, Citrus aurantifolia, from southern Florida
- key log
- The log which, if removed, would free up the whole logjam
- key log
- The key issue or problem, which if (re)solved, would make the current task easy to complete. The issue around which the whole problem revolves
Present conditions are a crisis of confidence. . . . Electric utilities are the key log..
- key logger
- Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, thus stealing passwords or other sensitive data
- key loggers
- plural form of key logger
- key off
- To take as a controlling input datum
This logic keys off the user's social security number.
- key performance indicator
- A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress toward organizational goals
- key press
- The act or action of pressing keys; manual input
- key press
- The buffered electrical signal resulting from such an event, sometimes distinguished from the release
- key press
- The depression of an input key; a keystroke
- key presses
- plural form of key press
- key presses
- Important or indispensable presses, possibly
- key set identifier
- A value that is used to identify a key
- key set identifiers
- plural form of key set identifier
- key signature
- An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale
The key signatures of D major and b minor both have two sharps.
- key signatures
- plural form of key signature
- key to the midway
- A Ferris wheel or carousel, due to their central location
- key to the midway
- A type of fool's errand
- latch-key child
- A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s)
- latch-key children
- plural form of latch-key child
- lock key
- Any of certain keys of a computer keyboard that switch between certain states and are represented by LEDs
- low key
- A restrained or subdued situation
- low key
- A dark area of a photograph with little contrast
- low-key
- dark, with little or no fill light|fill light]] and high lighting ratio|lighting ratio]]
- low-key
- restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention
She deserves an Oscar for her low-key performance in that movie.
- major key
- A musical key based upon a major scale
- map key
- A legend; a small description of the symbols used, in an inset
- map-key
- Attributive form of map key, noun
The atlas's map-key font size is too small.
- master key
- A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey
- minor key
- A musical key based upon a minor scale
- modifier key
- A key (of a computer keyboard) that may be pressed simultaneously with certain other keys to activate predefined functions
Ctrl, Alt, and Shift are the modifier keys on a typical modern keyboard.
- off-key
- not harmonious, or out of accord
- off-key
- pitched inaccurately either above or below the correct note
- pre-shared key
- A TKIP passphrase used to protect your network traffic in WPA. A mechanism in Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)—Personal that allows the use of manually entered keys or passwords to initiate WPA security. The PSK is entered on the access point or home wireless gateway and each PC that is on the Wi-Fi network. After entering the password, Wi-Fi Protected Access automatically takes over. It keeps out eavesdroppers and other unauthorized users by requiring all devices to have the matching password. The password also initiates the encryption process which, in WPA is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and in WPA2 is Advanced Encryption Standard (WPA2)
- primary key
- A uniquely identifying key in the design of database tables
- private key
- The unpublished key in a cryptographic system that uses two keys
- programmed function key
- A function key whose function can be assigned by the user or by a program
- public key
- The public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
- public key certificate
- a certificate which uses a digital signature to bind together a public key with an identity — used to verify that a public key belongs to an individual
- public key cryptography
- The subfield of cryptography in which all information used to encode a message is assumed to be publicly available
- shift key
- The key on a typewriter used to select uppercase letters and certain special characters by physically moving the mechanism
- shift key
- A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys
- shortcut key
- A key or key combination involved in a keyboard shortcut
- silent key
- A ham radio operator who has died
- skeleton key
- A key that has parts filed away so that it will open a range of locks
- soft key
- A softkey: a button, located along a display device, which performs whatever function is shown near it on the display
- soft key
- Gently highlighting; low-key
- soft-key
- Attributive form of soft key, noun
- ten-key calculator
- Alternative form of 10-key calculator
- throw away the key
- To never release someone (eg, from prison)
The should just lock them up and throw away the key.
- under lock and key
- imprisoned with little or no chance of escape
If it was him we can have him under lock and key in 24 hours.
- key
- {n} a thing to open a lock or explain, part of musical instrument, tone in music, wharf
- allen key
- Trademark - A spanner designed to fit into and turn an Allen screw
- key concept
- Main idea
- key player
- The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it
- low-key
- (deyim) Relaxed and easygoing
Surprisingly, dinner with the governor was a low-key affair.