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The definition of a keyword is a significant word, or a word used to find information when researching.

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When you are looking for resume examples and you type "resume examples" into Google, the words "resume examples" are an example of keywords.
When a politician says he wants people to pay "more taxes," this is an example of when the keyword is more.

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See keyword in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a word or phrase submitted to a search engine in an effort to locate relevant documents or websites

See keyword in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also key word

noun

A word that serves as a key to a code or cipher.
A significant or descriptive word.
A word used as a reference point for finding other words or information.

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