Translation of key (English-English)

Direct link to this page:
http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/definition/key

Translating from English to English on MijnWoordenboek shows the definition of a word.
Dutch translation of key
French translation of key
German translation of key
Spanish translation of key

Donkey: a portable engine mounted on a vehicle or sled and equipped with cable and winch drums,and used for yarding,skidding,or loading
Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

high-key: lighting in which the key light provides all or most of the light in the scene
Category: General

hockey: a list of recurring events.
Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure

jockey: cassimere cloth with silk warp and merino weft
Category: Various industries and crafts

jockey: small spar,with a sheave in a slot at the outboard end;is attached to a fitting on the mast at the inboard end and is rigged on the same side as the spinnaker pole;it extends beyond the shrouds and thrusts the spinnaker guy clear of the shrouds and lifelines to prevent chafe
Category: General

key: one of a set of levers to be pressed by the fingers in playing a musical instrument
Category: General

key: a piece of wood inserted in a joint(hence a keyed joint)to prevent movement between adjacent surfaces
Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

key: a piece inserted in an axial direction between a shaft and a hub to prevent relative rotation
Category: Mechanical engineering

key: a spanner whose end has a polygonal section so as to fit into the hollow head of a screw
Category: Mechanical engineering

key: the solid projection,along the length of the spigot,that locates the base in its correct angular position in the socket
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

key: a short pin or other projection that slides into a mating slot or groove to guide two parts being assembled
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

key: a metal piece shaped like a prism-either exactly so or with a slight taper-which is used to assemble two coaxial parts
Category: Mechanical engineering

key: a digit or digits used to locate or identify a record,but not necessarily attached to the record.
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

key: a code number or code name that uniquely identifies a record,block,file or other unit of information
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

key: a projection which engages with a keyway to guide a component during mating
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

key: a bar which,by being inserted in the recesses of two adjacent members,serves to transmit a torque from one to the other
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

key: a group of characters usually forming a field, utilized in the identification or location of an item.
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

key: a small switch for opening or closing an electric circuit
Category: Labour

key: on a railway track,a small tapered piece of hardwood,or a metal device,used to wedge the rail against the rail chair
Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries

key-per-trunk: an attendant console connected directly to all central office trunk circuits and on which lamps indicate the status of each trunk and a separate button enables the attendant to answer requests on each trunk
Category: News-systems and communications

key-word: a word chosen in the title or the text of a document to characterize its contents and enabling the document to be found
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keyboard: group of buttons on a pad used to input information into a computer system
Category: General

keyboard: a series of key switches electrically connected to the plugs and cords,and used to enable the operator to answer the caller
Category: News-systems and communications

keyboard: a set or panel consisting of an array of keys.Depressing a key causes the generation of a specific character or symbol in electrical,printed,or other form.
Category: Management in the public and private sector

keyboard: the purpose of keyboards is to enable the hand,the two hands,or the hands and feet readily to control the sounds from a much larger number of strings,reeds or pipes than could otherwi se be controlled
Category: General

keyboard: a group of buttons on a pad used to input information into a computer system
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keyboard: a portion of a manual telegraph instrument consisting of keys,the depression of any one of which causes the transmission,or the perforation in a tape,of the corresponding signal combination
Category: News-systems and communications

keyboard: a full-keyboard..adding..machine provides a column of keys from 1 to 9 for each digit position....The full -permits high speeds...because the keys can be depressed simultaneously.
Category: Management in the public and private sector

keyboarding: a procedure for operating at typewriter-like keyboards to produce copy and machine readable data
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keyed: serrure qui comporte plusieurs clés.
Category: Various industries and crafts

keyhole: a type of specimen containing a hole-and-slot notch,shaped like a keyhole,usually used in impact bend tests
Category: Standards, measures and testing

keying: a mechanical arrangement of guide pins and sockets,keying plugs,contacts,bosses,slots,keyways,inserts,or grooves in a connector housing,shell or insert that allows connectors of the same size and type to be lined up
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

keyless: an interrupted ringing which is effected by the insertion of the plug of the incoming junction,or calling cord,into the jack of the called subscriber`s line
Category: News-systems and communications

keyman: a business insurance against financial loss as a result of the death or disablement of someone whose work has a economic effect on the profitability of the company
Category: Insurance

keynesian: qualifies the branch of economic theory and the doctrines associated with Keynes
Category: Economics

keynote: fundamental or leading speech made usually at the beginning of a meeting
Category: General

keynote: keynote:a central or determining principle in a speech,literary work,etc.(1)
Category: Management in the public and private sector

keynote: speaker who sets forth the theme of the meeting
Category: General

keypunch: a punch controlled by a keyboard.The operation of a key causes the corresponding code holes to be punched,and the data carrier to be advanced to the next card column or paper tape row
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keypunch: a keyboard-operated machine used for punching data manually into punched cards or paper tape...also -machine, but in bilingual dictionaries only...
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keysending: telephone set arranged for pushbutton dialling. (Pye TMC, BPO)
Category: Management in the public and private sector

keyset: all the keys of a keyboard
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keystroke: the use of a keyboard to enter data
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keyway: recess in a shaft or hub to accommodate a key
Category: Mechanical engineering

keyway: slot in cutter which engages key on drive shaft for torque transmission.Axial keyway or face keyway
Category: Mechanical engineering

keyway: /the key..fits into slots (or --) cut into the shaft and collar (or pulley or gear) being installed on the shaft.
Category: Mechanical engineering

keyway: the slot or groove in which a key engages
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

keyway-cutter: narrow side and face cutter for machining keyways for Woodruff keys
Category: Mechanical engineering

keyword: a lexical unit that,in certain contexts,characterizes some language construction
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

keyword-and-context: a keyword-out-of-context index with the title quoted each time in full
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

Please see: encyclo.co.uk for more definitions

Translate

Language portals

Entertainment

Synonyms

Verbs

Varia

Spelling

This website

Translate again

What is Mijnwoordenboek?

Statistics

Translate

Spelling (EN)

Conjugate

Synonyms (EN)

Encyclo (EN)