Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

key-value

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.83 in modern English

Syllables
key--val-ue
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.

Inflected Forms

key-values (plural) KV (abbreviation)

Questions

What does key-value mean?
A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.

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