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Keycode

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scancodenoun(computing) A numeric code transmitted by a computer keyboard to indicate which keys are currently being pressed.
key bindingnoun(computing) A key or key combination configured to trigger an action when pressed.
function keynoun(computing) Any of a set of keys on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to activate a predefined or programmable function, especially a numbered row of keys (F1, F2, etc.) above the alphanumeric keys.
keyclicknoun(computing) The sound produced by a keypress.
shortcut keynoun(computing) A key or key combination involved in a keyboard shortcut.
keyboard shortcutnoun(computing) A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function.
tenkeynoun(computing) The numeric keypad portion of a computer keyboard.
function codenoun(computing) Any character used to specify a function of a piece of software or hardware (such as carriage return of a printer)
control codenoun(computing) A numeric value or string of such values that triggers a specific command or action to occur, rather than displaying a text character.
modifier keynoun(computing) A key (on a computer keyboard) that may be pressed simultaneously with certain other keys to activate predefined functions.
shift keynoun(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.
serial keynoun(computing) A string of characters or equivalent access code that must be input into a program in order to activate it.
programmed function keynoun(computing) A function key whose function can be assigned by the user or by a program.
scan codenounAlternative form of scancode. [(computing) A numeric code transmitted by a computer keyboard to indicate which keys are currently being pressed.]
passkeynoun(computing, especially since the 2020s) A cryptographic key that is tied to specific devices or cloud accounts and is meant to be used instead of a password.
codebooknoun(cryptography) A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code.
code pagenoun(computing) Alternative spelling of codepage. [(computing) A mapping to a particular character set, where there are several possible sets that share the same code points.]
control keynoun(computing, computer hardware) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys.
code positionnoun(computing) Synonym of code point.
keyscannoun(computing) The process of scanning the state of a keyboard to determine which keys are being pressed.

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