"keyer" meaning in English

See keyer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} keyer
  1. comparative form of key: more key Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: key (extra: more key)
    Sense id: en-keyer-en-adj-jFFELiUj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Computer hardware Disambiguation of Computer hardware: 0 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: keyers [plural]
Etymology: From key + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|key|er}} key + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} keyer (plural keyers)
  1. One who, or that which, keys.
    Sense id: en-keyer-en-noun-3v2bIcGB
  2. A device for signalling by pressing keys or switches.
    Sense id: en-keyer-en-noun-0x4~5UML
  3. (television) A device that replaces a fixed colour in the image with some other picture or background; chromakeyer.
    Sense id: en-keyer-en-noun-9hNzfd6p Categories (other): Television, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 21 5 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 24 11 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 27 4 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 3 71 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Computer hardware Disambiguation of Computer hardware: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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