salakirjoitusavain — meaning in English

English meaning

• key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.

Senses

salakirjoitusavain is used for these senses in English:

• codebook (cryptography) A book, table, database, or other object that stores the mapping between plaintext words or phrases and their equivalents in a code.
• key (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.

key — full definition

1. noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
2. noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
3. noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
4. noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
5. noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.

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