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keychain

noun
/ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/

Etymology

From key + chain.

  1. derived from *kat-✻
  2. derived from catēna
  3. derived from chaine
  4. inherited from cheyne
  5. compounded as keychain — “key + chain”

Definitions

  1. A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.

  2. An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring.

  3. A digital repository for the storage of cryptographic keys.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for keychain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA