subkey

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noun

A partial key.

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Meanings

nounsubkey (plural subkeys)

plural subkeys

  1. computingA partial key.
  2. Microsoft WindowscomputingA key located beneath another key in the registry.

Origin

From sub- + key.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Buskey
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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