Key 17432 225193111 2008-07-12T11:24:14Z Cointel 878658 /* Artistry */ chroma key {{wiktionarypar|key}} '''Key''' may refer to: ==Technology== * [[Key (lock)]], device used to open a lock * [[Churchkey]], various kinds of bottle and can openers * [[Keychain]], small chain that connects a small item to a keyring * [[Telegraph key]], the button used by a telegraph operator * [[Unique key]], a value which is used to specify a unique row in a database table * [[Key (cryptography)]], a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptogaphy algorithm * [[Computer keyboard keys]] * [[Key (orthodontics)]], a key used on a Palatal expander * [[Skeleton key]] ==Music== * [[Key (instrument)]]—musical instruments have keys for tuning and keys for playing * [[Key (music)]], a set of notes * [[Key signature]], in musical notation(s) * [[Clef]], the symbol that assigns note names to the lines and spaces of the musical staff ==Geography== * [[caption|Key]], a map legend or caption * [[Key Island]], Tasmania, Australia * [[Cay]]—pronounced "key" and often spelled that way—a small, low island ** [[Florida Keys]], an archipelago of about 1700 such islands in the southeast United States ==Artistry== * [[Chroma key]], a method to superimpose several video layers using areas of a defined color as a mask * [[Key frame]], a frame made by an animator from which other frames are derived * [[Key light]], the primary light source that illuminates an image or scene * [[Key plate]], a plate which prints the detail in an image, often using the color black * [[Black]], in the [[CMYK color model]] ==Fiction== * [[Key (comics)]], a DC Comics supervillain * [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Keyblade]], a key-shaped weapon used by Sora, the main character of the ''Kingdom Hearts series'' ==Literature== * [[Keyword (linguistics)]], word which occurs in a text more often than we would expect to occur by chance alone * ''[[Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society]]'', book written by the Welsh Marxist academic Raymond Williams * ''[[The Keys to the Kingdom]]'', a fantasy-adventure book series * [[The Key (novel)|''The Key'' (novel)]] is the third and final novel in Marianne Curley's ''Guardians of Time'' trilogy ==Surnames== {{for|people named Key|Key (surname)}} {{for|people named Keys|Keys (surname)}} {{for|people named Keyes|Keyes}} ==Miscellanea== * [[House of Keys]], the lower branch of the Isle of Man's Parliament * [[Key (basketball)]], also known as the shaded lane in a basketball court * [[Identification key]], a method of deducing the correct species assignment of a living thing * [[Key Bank]], a bank headquartered in the Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio * [[Key Club]], a worldwide student service organization * [[Key (company)]], a Japanese visual novel studio * [[Keying (vandalism)]], a type of vandalism involving paint scratching * [[Keys to the VIP]], a game show about pick up artists picking up women * [[Apostolic Succession|Keys of the Kingdom]], a Bible phrase * [[kilogram|Key]], slang used to describe a kilogram, usually used when regarding drugs * [[Samara (fruit)]], fruit falling in spiral (from maple or ash trees). * [[Keying (graphics)]], best known as [[Chroma keying]], AKA Green-screen/Blue-screen. * [[KeY]], a software verification tool. * [[Key the Metal Idol]], an anime OVA series produced by Studio Pierrot. ==See also== {{wikiquote}} * [[Cay]] * [[Quay]] {{disambig}} [[ar:مفتاح]] [[bg:Ключ]] [[ca:Clau]] [[de:Schlüssel (Begriffsklärung)]] [[el:Κλειδί]] [[es:Clave]] [[fr:Key]] [[it:Chiave]] [[he:מפתח]] [[mk:Клуч]] [[nl:Sleutel]] [[ja:キー]] [[no:Nøkkel (andre betydninger)]] [[pl:Klucz]] [[pt:Chave (desambiguação)]] [[ru:Ключ]] [[sr:Кључ]] [[fi:Avain (täsmennyssivu)]] [[th:คีย์]] [[zh:Key]]