keyphrase

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

key +‎ phrase

Noun[edit]

keyphrase (plural keyphrases)

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