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keywords (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkiːwɜːrdz/

Words that are considered the most important for understanding a topic or for finding information.

The keywords in this article are 'climate change' and 'global warming'.
To find good search results, you need to use the right keywords.
The professor highlighted the keywords in the lecture so students would remember them.

use keywords (collocation): To employ specific important words for a particular purpose, such as searching or summarizing. — "You should use relevant keywords in your essay title to make it easier to find."
search keywords (collocation): To look for information using specific important words. — "I'll search keywords like 'best hiking trails' to plan my vacation."
identify keywords (collocation): To recognize and select the most important words in a text or topic. — "The teacher asked students to identify the keywords in the historical document."

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