keystring

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noun

Any string of characters that has key (high) importance, such as a keyword or a keyphrase, but not necessarily a word in all senses of that term (as for example a phone number, an alphanumeric or numeric sequence, or string of symbols).

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Meanings

nounkeystring (plural keystrings)

plural keystrings

  1. computingAny string of characters that has key (high) importance, such as a keyword or a keyphrase, but not necessarily a word in all senses of that term (as for example a phone number, an alphanumeric or numeric sequence, or string of symbols).

Origin

From key + string.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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