keyphrase

English

Etymology

From key +‎ phrase.

Noun

keyphrase (plural keyphrases)

  1. (cryptography) A phrase used in encryption as a key, like a single keyword (password).
    Synonym: passphrase
  2. (linguistics) A phrase of relative importance in a text, acting like a keyword (important term) or a combination of keywords.
    Hypernym: keystring
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