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rekey
(re¦key)
Pronunciation:
/riːˈkiː/
verb
(
rekeys
,
rekeying
,
rekeyed
)
[
with object
]
chiefly
Computing
enter (text or other data) again using a keyboard:
they chose to rekey the text rather than scanning it
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