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{{wiktionary|key|Keys}}
The word '''key''' has several uses:
'''Key''', '''Keys''', '''The Key''' or '''The Keys''' may refer to:
* A ''']''' as a physical object (]) used to manipulate a ].
* A ''']''' forms a property of a piece of music: see also ].
* A ''']''' consists of a piece of information, usually kept secret, used to customise ]s.
* A ''']''' comprises a moving part of a ].
* ''']''', a Japanese firm, makes ]s.
*In ], keys refer to unique values in database rows. See ] and related articles.
* A ''']''' serves to send ].
* ]s and ] ]s have buttons called '''keys''' used for the input of text or commands.
* A ''']''' consists of the section of a map or other document that explains the symbols used elsewhere on the document.
* A ''']''' features in ] and ].
* A ''']''' constitutes a frame or cell in animation which serves as a guide for the other frames, or inbetweens. Usually the key framer is a more prominent artist than inbetweeners.
* An ''']''' can help to identify ].
* The word '''key''' or ''']''' may refer to an ''']''', especially in the ].
* The ''']''' consist of a chain of islands off the coast of ].
* A '''skate key''' functions as a tool in the adjusting of ]s.
* ''']''' involves compositing two or more frames in ].
* ''']''' involves using something metallic, such as a latch-key, in order to scratch something (often something of perceived value) such as a car.
* The ] (also knowns as "The Keys") operates as part of the ] - the ] of the ]
* The word "key" has a ]: ''']'''.
* The word '''Key''' can refer to an English surname, as in ].


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==Common uses==
]
* ], a piece of information needed to encode or decode a message
]
* ], a component of a musical instrument
]
* ], a device used to operate a lock
]
* ], a guide to a map's symbology
]
* ], the scale of a piece of music
* Key on a ] or ]

==Arts, entertainment and media==
===Films===
* ], an American pre-Code film
* ], starring William Holden and Sophia Loren
* ''The Key'', also known as '']'', a 1959 Japanese comedy drama
* ], a Soviet animated feature
* ], a Croatian omnibus film
* ], a Czechoslovakian drama
* ], an Italian erotic film
* ], an Iranian film
* ], a French thriller film
* ], a 2011 Telugu-language psychological thriller
* ], an American erotic drama film

===Literature===
* ], by Marianne Curley, 2005
* ], by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren, 2013
* ], by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 1956
* ], by Isaac Asimov, 1966
* ''The Key: A Startling Enquiry into the Riddle of Man's Past'', a 1969 book by ]
* ''The Key'', a magazine published by ]
* "The Key", ]
* ], of the League of Coloured Peoples founded in 1933

===Music===
{{see also|#Common uses}}
====Bands====
* ], 1979–1983
* The Keys, a Welsh band successor to ]

====Albums====
* ], 1971
* ], 2004
* ], 1983
* ], 1998
* ], 1990
* ], 2015
* ], by Alicia Keys, 2021
* ], by GWSN, 2020

====Songs====
* ], 2009
* ], 1995
* "The Key", a song by Ou Est Le Swimming Pool from the 2010 album '']''
* "Key", a song by Band-Maid from the 2014 album '']''
* "The Key", a 2010 song by ]
* "Key", a song by C418 from the 2011 album '']''
* "The Keys", a song by Crazy Town from the 2015 album '']''
* "Key", a song by Porter Robinson from the 2017 EP '']''

===Television===
* "The Key", ], 2005
* ], 2020
* "The Key", an episode of ], 2006
* ], 2018
* "The Key", ], 1986
* ], a 1992 TV episode

===Other uses in arts, entertainment and media===
* ], a supervillain in the DC Comics universe
* Key, the title character of '']'', a Japanese original video animation series
* ''The Key'', a painting by ]

==People==
* ], including a list of people with the surname
* ], including a list of people with the surname
* ] (born 1991), South Korean entertainer

==Places==
* ], or key, a small island on the surface of a coral reef
**], British Virgin Islands

=== United States ===
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

===Elsewhere===
* ], Canada
* ], Saskatchewan, Canada
* ], a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* ], Tasmania, Australia
* ], a locality of Mararoa, New Zealand

==Science and technology==
{{see also|#Common uses}}
* ], or simply a key, in relational database management systems
** ]
* ], a machine element used to connect a rotating machine element to a shaft
* ], a tool is used in formal verification of Java programs
* ], a British smartcard for public transport ticketing
* .key, file extension used by ]
* ], used to identify biological entities
* ], or Morse key, a specialized electrical switch

==Sports==
* ], a marked area on a basketball court
* ], an American baseball team

==Other uses==
* ], a Japanese visual novel studio
* ], an American former airline
* ], in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
* Keys, a ] used in western Scotland
* ], a service by Amazon Prime
* ], the lower branch of the parliament of the Isle of Man
* ], or key, a type of fruit
* ] in the Tower of London, or "The Keys"
* ], an American regional bank based in Cleveland, Ohio

==See also==
* {{look from}}
* {{in title}}
* ], a surname
* ], a surname
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

{{disambiguation|geo}}

Latest revision as of 13:52, 26 June 2024

Key, Keys, The Key or The Keys may refer to:

Common uses

Arts, entertainment and media

Films

Literature

Music

See also: § Common uses

Bands

Albums

Songs

Television

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

People

Places

  • Cay, or key, a small island on the surface of a coral reef

United States

Elsewhere

Science and technology

See also: § Common uses

Sports

Other uses

See also

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