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Rekeying

To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before.

📖 Definitions of "Rekeying"

verb
  1. 1

    To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before.

    "She had to rekey the security code."

  2. 2

    To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it.

  3. 3

    To change the key or tenor of; to reframe.

noun
  1. 1

    The process of entering information into a device again, by means of a keyboard or similar.

  2. 2

    The process of changing the key or tenor of something; a reframing.

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