keyword

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

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