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1.
a button on a computer keyboard which is pressed to operate the machine

2.
something that is important

3.
the screw that controls the amount of ink flowing from the fountain in a printing press

4.
an alternative term for the colour black â– verb

1.
to type information using a computer or typesetting machine The entire text was keyed in Times italic.

Because of all the author\'s changes, we decided it would be quicker to key the whole text again.

➮ rekey

2.
to use letters or numbers in the spaces on a layout to refer to the loose pieces of copy, illustrations etc that should be there

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