"keypair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: keypairs [plural]
Etymology: key + pair Etymology templates: {{compound|en|key|pair}} key + pair Head templates: {{en-noun}} keypair (plural keypairs)
  1. (cryptography) A public key and its associated private key (in public-key cryptography). Categories (topical): Cryptography Synonyms: key pair Translations (public key and its associated private key): 密鑰對 (Chinese Mandarin), 密钥对 (mìyàoduì) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 金鑰對 (Chinese Mandarin), 金钥对 (jīnyàoduì) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin)

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