keycode

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noun

A code that represents a keypress.

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Meanings

nounkeycode (plural keycodes)

plural keycodes

  1. computingA code that represents a keypress.
  2. A code that serves to unlock something, such as an electronic door or a car stereo (as an antitheft measure).

Origin

From key + code.

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Translations

Finnish näppäinkoodi, avainkoodi
  • näppäinkoodicomputing: code that represents a keypress
  • avainkoodicode that serves to unlock
Greek κλειδάριθμος
  • κλειδάριθμος (kleidárithmos)code that serves to unlock
Swedish tangentkod
  • tangentkodcomputing: code that represents a keypress
Cite this entry
APA

keycode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keycode

MLA

“keycode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keycode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keycode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keycode.

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