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keyword

keyword

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A word in a programming language kept for a special meaning and not allowed as a name
  • noun
  • /ˈkiˌwɜrd/
  • Specialized
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  • The keyword 'if' allows you to create conditional statements in many programming languages.
  • keyword search
  • matched the keyword
  • keywords and phrases

Variables are declared within the keyword var var constants with the keyword LED.

Examples

  • All engineering results were obtained via keyword search.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Thus, the keyword method calls upon both visual imagery and verbal rehearsal.

    Academic text (2005)

  • So we start with the keyword class, right?

  • Now in SQL we use the UNION keyword to do this.

  • You should focus your title on a keyword so it is optimized for SEO.

    Blog text (13)

  • The search identified 1,034 articles that matched the keyword entries.

    Academic text (2006)

  • That's the keyword here.

    Cabin Fever (2003)

  • Variables are declared within the keyword var var constants with the keyword LED.

    Computerphile

  • In programming, the keyword 'return' is used to specify the value that a function should output.

  • To create a loop in Python, you often start with the keyword 'for' to iterate over a sequence.

Surface Forms

keyword singular
keywords plural

Morphology

keyword = key + word (transparent) = key + word

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'key' (important/access) + 'word', yielding a word with a special or primary function in context.

Etymology

Keyword is made of key and word, and key is like the thing that opens a door or means 'important', so in programming a keyword is a word that is 'saved' for a special job and cannot be used as a normal name.