"public key" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "public-key cryptography"
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        "One of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography, which is published to others, unlike the private key."
      ],
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          "key",
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          "asymmetric cryptography",
          "asymmetric cryptography"
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        [
          "publish",
          "publish"
        ],
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          "private key",
          "private key"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clau pública"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "word": "公鑰"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gōngyào",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "word": "公钥"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "veřejný klíč"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "word": "julkinen avain"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clé publique"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "öffentlicher Schlüssel"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "word": "nyilvános kulcs"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dreifilykill"
        },
        {
          "alt": "こうかいかぎ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōkaikagi",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "word": "公開鍵"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkrýtyj ključ",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "откры́тый ключ"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "öppen nyckel"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "publik nyckel"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
          "word": "açık anahtar"
        }
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        "public key"
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "private key",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clau pública"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "word": "公鑰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngyào",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "word": "公钥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "veřejný klíč"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "word": "julkinen avain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clé publique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "öffentlicher Schlüssel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "word": "nyilvános kulcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dreifilykill"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうかいかぎ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōkaikagi",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "word": "公開鍵"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkrýtyj ključ",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "откры́тый ключ"
    },
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      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "öppen nyckel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "publik nyckel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography",
      "word": "açık anahtar"
    }
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  "word": "public key"
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