"key off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-key off.wav Forms: keys off [present, singular, third-person], keying off [participle, present], keyed off [participle, past], keyed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} key off (third-person singular simple present keys off, present participle keying off, simple past and past participle keyed off)
  1. (computing) To take something as a controlling input datum. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-key_off-en-verb-QMI59c1Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. To turn off something (e.g. a car) using a key.
    Sense id: en-key_off-en-verb-sOm3UQ79
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