keyring

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Australia/ˈkiːɹɪŋ/

noun

A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.

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Meanings

nounkeyring (plural keyrings)

plural keyrings · alternative key ring

  1. A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
  2. computingA set of data holding linked encryption keys.

Origin

From key + ring.

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Translations

Bengali চাবির রিং
  • চাবির রিং (cabir riṅ)ring for holding keys
Bulgarian ключодържа́тел
  • ключодържа́тел (ključodăržátel)ring for holding keys
Catalan clauer
  • clauerring for holding keys
Chinese Mandarin 鑰匙圈 /钥匙圈, 鑰匙環 /钥匙环
  • 鑰匙圈 /钥匙圈 (yàoshi quān)ring for holding keys
  • 鑰匙環 /钥匙环 (yàoshihuán)ring for holding keys
  • 密鑰環 /密钥环 (mìyàohuán)cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • 金鑰環 /金钥环 (jīnyàohuán)cryptography: set of data holding linked keys
Czech kroužek na klíče
  • kroužek na klíčering for holding keys
Danish nøglering
  • nøgleringring for holding keys
Dutch sleutelbos, sleutelbos
  • sleutelbosring for holding keys
  • sleutelboscryptography: set of data holding linked keys
Esperanto ŝlosilringo, ŝlosilingo
  • ŝlosilringoring for holding keys
  • ŝlosilingocryptography: set of data holding linked keys
Estonian võtmehoidja
  • võtmehoidjaring for holding keys
Finnish avainnippu, avainrengas
  • avainnippuring for holding keys
  • avainrengasring for holding keys
  • avainnippucryptography: set of data holding linked keys
French porte-clé
  • porte-cléring for holding keys
German Schlüsselring
  • Schlüsselringring for holding keys
Greek μπρελόκ
  • μπρελόκ (brelók)ring for holding keys
Hebrew צרור מפתחות
  • צרור מפתחות (tsror maftekhót)ring for holding keys
Hungarian kulcskarika
  • kulcskarikaring for holding keys
Icelandic lyklakippa, lyklahringur
  • lyklakipparing for holding keys
  • lyklahringurring for holding keys
  • lyklakippacryptography: set of data holding linked keys
  • lyklahringurcryptography: set of data holding linked keys
Indonesian gelang kunci, gantungan kunci
  • gelang kunciring for holding keys
  • gantungan kunciring for holding keys
Italian portachiavi
  • portachiaviring for holding keys
Japanese キーリング
  • キーリング (kī ringu)ring for holding keys
Korean 키 링, 열쇠고리
  • 키 링ring for holding keys
  • 열쇠고리 (yeolsoegori)ring for holding keys
  • 열쇠꾸러미 (yeolsoekkureomi)ring for holding keys
Lithuanian raktų pakabukas
  • raktų pakabukasring for holding keys
Malay gegelang kunci
  • gegelang kunciring for holding keys
Māori koropewa kī
  • koropewa kīring for holding keys
Norwegian Bokmål nøkkelring
  • nøkkelringring for holding keys
Polish brelok, brelok
  • brelokring for holding keys
  • brelokcryptography: set of data holding linked keys
Portuguese chaveiro
  • chaveiroring for holding keys
Romanian breloc
  • brelocring for holding keys
Russian кольцо́ для ключе́й, брело́к
  • кольцо́ для ключе́й (kolʹcó dlja ključéj)ring for holding keys
  • брело́к (brelók)ring for holding keys
Scottish Gaelic dul-iuchrach
  • dul-iuchrachring for holding keys
Spanish llavero
  • llaveroring for holding keys
Swedish nyckelring
  • nyckelringring for holding keys
Thai พวงกุญแจ
  • พวงกุญแจ (puang gun-jae)ring for holding keys
Turkish anahtarlık
  • anahtarlıkring for holding keys
Vietnamese móc khoá
  • móc khoáring for holding keys
Welsh cylch allweddi, torch allwedd
  • cylch allweddiring for holding keys
  • torch allweddring for holding keys

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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