search key

(′sərch ′kē)

(computer science) A data item, or the value of a data item, that is used in carrying out a search.

Search unanswered questions...

Enter a word or phrase...

5min Related Video: search key

Top

In a search routine, the data entered and used to match other data in the database.

Download Computer Desktop Encyclopedia to your iPhone/iTouch

Learn More

	Miss Pattycake and the Treasure Chest Surprise (2003 Children's/Family Film)
	Biography: David Berkowitz - Son of Sam (History Film)
	NOVA: Lost at Sea - The Search for Longitude (1998 History Film)

	How to Select Keywords and Key Phrases for Your Website using strategies and tools for Key Phrase Search marketing.? Read answer...
	If police have a search warrant for a juvinile but the residence they search is not there home can they search lockd rooms? Read answer...
	How to detect binary search tree as depth first search or breadth first search? Read answer...

Help us answer these

	Consider a variation of sequential search that scans a list to return the no of occurences of a given search key in the list will its differ from efficiency of classical sequential search?
	How do you store and search on hierarchical data in perl.I have 1million records you need to search against in several tab separated flatfiles. Each file has a relative key to match to.?
	Is there a search engine that can find an exact match when the search string contains punctuation for example hkey underscore classes underscore root backslash period key?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

		Sci-Tech Dictionary. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more
		Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. THIS COPYRIGHTED DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher. © 1981-2009 Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. Read more