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11Term limits in the United States — Term limits to offices in the United States:Historical backgroundTerm limits, or Rotation in office, dates back to the American Revolution, and prior to that to the democracies and republics of antiquity. The council of 500 in ancient Athens… …
12Key West, Florida — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Key West other name = native name = nickname = The Conch Republic and the Southernmost City In The Continental United States settlement type = City motto = One human family imagesize = image caption =… …
13Key (music) — Scale degree names[1] (C major scale). In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being in a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F sharp …
14Key (lock) — A cut key A key is an instrument that is used to operate a lock. A typical key consists of two parts: the blade, which slides into the keyway of the lock and distinguishes between different keys, and the bow, which is left protruding so that… …
15Key Deer — Taxobox name = Key Deer status = EN status system = iucn2.3 image caption = A male Key Deer on No Name Key in the Florida Keys image width = 250x200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Cervidae… …
16Key signature — For use in cryptography, see Key signature (cryptography). Key signature A major / F♯ minor with three sharps placed after the clef. In musical notation, a key signature is a series of sharp or …
17key — key1 /kee/, n., pl. keys, adj., v., keyed, keying. n. 1. a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt. 2. any of various devices resembling or functioning as a key: the key of a clock. 3. See key card. 4. something… …
18Key offset — An ISO term. ISO Key Management term. ISO 9564 Personal Identification Number term. The result of adding a counter to a cryptographic key using modulo 2 addition. ISO proposed IC Cards term. A number that mathematically relates a calculated …
19Key — /kee/, n. Francis Scott, 1780 1843, U.S. lawyer: author of The Star Spangled Banner. * * * I In music, system of pitches and harmonies generated from a scale of seven tones, one of which is predominantly important. Keys are a basic element of… …
20key — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for a door ADJECTIVE ▪ master, skeleton ▪ duplicate, spare ▪ apartment (esp. AmE), car, door …
