9-letter words starting with ke
- kettleful — An amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.
- key drive — a very small, portable storage device that plugs into a computer and facilitates moving data between machines
- key field — (database) A field of a database (typically a relational database) table which together form a unique identifier for a record (a table entry). The aggregate of these fields is usually referred to simply as "the key".
- key frame — (graphics) A frame in an animated sequence of frames which was drawn or otherwise constructed directly by the user rather than generated automatically, e.g. by tweening.
- key fruit — a samara.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- key light — (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.
- key money — advance rent or security required of a new tenant and given in exchange for the key to the house or apartment.
- key plate — (in color printing) the plate providing the greatest definition of detail, usually the black plate, on which the other plates are registered.
- key punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- key scarf — any of various scarf joints in which the overlapping parts are keyed together.
- key stage — any one of four broad age-group divisions (5–7; 7–11; 11–14; 14–16) to which each level of the National Curriculum applies
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- keybutton — an object on a keyboard which, when pressed, causes the letter, number, or symbol shown on it to be printed in a document
- keyclicks — Plural form of keyclick.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- keylogger — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keynesian — of or relating to the economic theories, doctrines, or policies of Keynes or his followers, especially the policy of maintaining high employment and controlling inflation by varying the interest rates, tax rates, and public expenditure.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keynoting — Present participle of keynote.
- keyphrase — (cryptography) A phrase used in encryption in the style of a keyword.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystones — Plural form of keystone.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- keystroke — one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype: I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.
- keyworker — The keyworker for a particular group of clients or patients is the person who works with them most closely and has most responsibility for them.