"keying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: keyings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} keying (plural keyings)
  1. In the sociology of Erving Goffman, an action or utterance that signals the meaning of interaction to participants.
    Sense id: en-keying-en-noun-XEyQCYsT
  2. The input of text or data by means of a keyboard.
    Sense id: en-keying-en-noun-dKNCZp~5
  3. A form of vandalism performed by scratching paint with a key
    Sense id: en-keying-en-noun-sYY1qtuf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: downkeying, frequency shift keying, frequency-shift keying, phase shift keying, phase-shift keying, upkeying Related terms: miskeying

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} keying
  1. present participle and gerund of key Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: key
    Sense id: en-keying-en-verb-gqHR-43F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 26 16 38

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for keying meaning in English (1.9kB)

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