turnkey

n., pl., -keys.
The keeper of the keys in a prison; a jailer.

adj.

1. Supplied, installed, or purchased in a condition ready for immediate use, occupation, or operation: a turnkey computer system; a turnkey housing project.
2. Of or relating to something supplied, installed, or purchased in this manner: a turnkey agreement.

A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. In other words, just "turn the key" and go.

A Turnkey Video System

Varto Technologies combines the acclaimed Video Toaster (VT Series) system with a specialized keyboard, a PC and Windows XP to offer a completely integrated video production and editing system (see Video Toaster). (Image courtesy of Varto Technologies, www.vartotechnologies.com)

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Any project constructed or manufactured by a company that ultimately turns it over in finished form to the company that will use it, so that all the user has to do is turn the key, so to speak, and the project is underway. The term is used of housing projects that, after construction, are turned over to property managers. There are also turnkey computer systems, for which the user needs no special computer knowledge and which can therefore be put right to work once they are installed.

noun

A guard or keeper of a prison: jailer, warden. British warder. See free/unfree.

IN BRIEF: Someone who guards prisoners. Also: Something that is built, supplied, or installed complete and ready to operate.

Small businesses often buy a turnkey computer system.

Common misspelling(s) of turnkey

• turnk

Dansk (Danish)
n. - totalentreprise, fangevogter
adj. - klar-til-brug-, nøglefærdigt

idioms:

• turnkey system    nøglefærdigt system

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevangenisbewaarder, klaar voor gebruik

Français (French)
n. - geôlier
adj. - clé en main

idioms:

• turnkey system    système clé en main

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kerkermeister
adj. - schlüsselfertig

idioms:

• turnkey system    schlüsselfertiges System

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ.) δεσμοφύλακας
adj. - με το κλειδί στο χέρι, ολοκληρωμένης κατασκευής και παράδοσης, ετοιμοπαράδοτος

idioms:

• turnkey system    (Η/Υ) ολοκληρωμένο σύστημα

Italiano (Italian)
secondino, carcerario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carcereiro (m)
adj. - programa desenhado para satisfazer os requerimentos exatos do usuário (m)

Русский (Russian)
тюремный надзиратель

Español (Spanish)
n. - carcelero
adj. - (proyecto) llave en mano, integral

idioms:

• turnkey system    (comp) sistema integral

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - totalentreprenad
adj. - totalentreprenad-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监狱看守, 狱吏, 总承包的, 一切齐全即可使用的

idioms:

• turnkey system    组装完备可以立即启用的计算机系统, 已安装完毕的系统

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 監獄看守, 獄吏
adj. - 總承包的, 一切齊全即可使用的

idioms:

• turnkey system    組裝完備可以立即啟用的電腦系統, 已安裝完畢的系統

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교도관, 열쇠를 지니고 있는 사람
adj. - 턴키 방식의, 완성 인도 방식의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 看守

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألسجان (صفه) سجين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוהר, שומר המפתחות‬
adj. - ‮סוהר, שומר המפתחות‬

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