key in
Input via keyboard
To key in is to enter data by typing on a keyboard: She keyed in the password and waited.
The phrase emphasizes the physical act of pressing keys, distinguishing typed input from other methods like voice or scanning.
Sometimes shortened to just key: Key your PIN and press enter.
- enterPass into a space
- typeCategory sharing traits
- computerizeAutomate via technology
- digitizeConvert to electronic format
- inputData received for processing
user input · hunt and peck · keystroke · tap out · typewrite · typing · record · encode · transcribe · data entry · edit · add · log · terminal · touchscreen · format · type up · unlock
- alertnessalert, alertness, attentive, vigilance, vigilant
- time clocktime clock, timecard, punch card, attendance, timesheet
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, trespass