Home › Entities › general › keyword

keyword

word with a special meaning in a programming language
Thing general Q1072684
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

keyword

Summary

keyword ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • keyword is a type of word[2].
  • keyword is part of syntax[3].
  • keyword is used for authentication[4].
  • keyword's said to be the same as is recorded as reserved word[5].
  • keyword's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/keyword[6].
  • keyword's used by is recorded as lexical analysis[7].
  • keyword's used by is recorded as programming language[8].
  • keyword's different from is recorded as reserved word[9].
  • keyword's different from is recorded as subject heading[10].

Body

Definition and Type

keyword is a type of word[2].

Use and Application

keyword is used for authentication[4]. keyword is part of syntax[3]. Recorded used by include lexical analysis[7] and programming language[8].

Why It Matters

keyword ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[1] keyword has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] keyword is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

programming language

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). keyword. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/keyword-q1072684-2
MLA “keyword.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/keyword-q1072684-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_keyword-q1072684-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{keyword}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/keyword-q1072684-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): keyword — https://4ort.xyz/entity/keyword-q1072684-2 (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/keyword-q1072684-2 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → reserved word
    Part of → —
    Part of → syntax
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q19900]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.