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  • 1function key — function ,key noun count COMPUTING a special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. The keys near the top of a keyboard marked F1 to F12 are function keys …

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  • 2Function key — A function key is a key on a computer or terminal keyboard which can be programmed so as to cause an operating system command interpreter or application program to perform certain actions. On some keyboards/computers, function keys may have… …

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  • 3function key — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms function key : singular function key plural function keys computing a special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. The keys near the top of a keyboard marked F1 to …

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  • 4function key — noun : any of a set of keys on a computer keyboard that have or can be programmed to have special functions * * * noun, pl ⋯ keys [count] : any one of a set of keys on a computer keyboard that have special uses * * * ˈfunction key f39 [function… …

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  • 5programmed function key — noun A function key whose function can be assigned by the user or by a program …

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  • 6function key — func·tion key || ‚fʌŋkʃn‚kɪː special key marked with F and a number which is used to perform actions determined by a specific program program (Computers) …

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  • 7ˈfunction ˌkey — noun [C] computing a special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program …

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  • 8Key punch — A key punch is a device for entering data into punched cards by precisely punching holes at locations designated by the keys struck by the operator. Early keypunches were manual devices. Later keypunches were mechanized, often resembled a small… …

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  • 9Function-level programming — In computer science, function level programming refers to one of the two contrasting programming paradigms identified by John Backus in his work on programs as mathematical objects, the other being value level programming.In his 1977 Turing award …

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  • 10Key strengthening — In cryptography, key strengthening or key stretching refer to techniques used to make a possibly weak key, typically a password or passphrase, more secure against a brute force attack by increasing the time it takes to test each possible key.… …

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