key
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.
Framework senses
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- The numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
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- A numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.
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- A numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
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- A value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
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- A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.
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- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
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- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
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- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
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- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
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- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
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- pitch of the voice
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- something crucial for explaining
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- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
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- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
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- a list of answers to a test
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- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
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- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court
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- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida