kata kunci

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kata (“word”) +‎ kunci (“key”), calque of Dutch sleutelwoord (“keyword”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkata ˈkʊnt͡ʃi], [ˈkata ˈkʊɲt͡ʃi]

Noun

kata kunci (plural kata-kata kunci)

  1. keyword:
    1. (information science, drama) any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information
    2. (computing) a reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.
    3. (linguistics) any word that occurs in a text more often than normal
  2. password
    Synonyms: kata lewat, kata sandi, sandi kata

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