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Added 9 October 2026

keyword

/ˈkiː.wɜːd/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about keyword at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any word used as the key to a code.
Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.

verb

To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.

Origin

From key + word.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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