Keyword

Definitions

1. Any word used as the key to a code.
2. Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
3. Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.
4. A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
5. Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.

Equivalents

Examples

“Each function has an entry address which must be quoted after the USR keyword.”

“Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell⟳ the compiler to deduce the actual type⟳ of a variable that is being declared from its initializer.”

CEFR level