keywords

Index entry words

Keywords are the significant words that capture the essence of a document, topic, or search query.

In research, keywords help categorize and retrieve articles: Include three to five keywords below your abstract.

In computing, keywords are reserved terms with special meaning in a programming language.

In search engines and advertising, keywords are the terms people type to find content: We're bidding on keywords related to home renovation.

search

query

Request for information

filter · phrase · wildcard · operator · syntax · relevance · retrieval · discovery · lookup · input

indexing

cataloging

Systematic organization into records

metadata · ontology · categorization · cross-referencing · database · filing · retrieval · searchability · descriptor · thesaurus

SEO

ranking

Ordered position assignment

research · planner · difficulty · competition · SERP · organic · paid · bidding · backlink · indexing

linguistic

terminology

Subject-specific vocabulary

jargon · nomenclature · thesaurus · synonyms · semantics · context · connotation · denotation · usage · phrasing

programming

argument

Reasoned case or dispute

syntax · command · function · declaration · constant · token · parser · compiler · string · input

Categories
Opposites
specificity/comprehensiveness

keywordsfull text

Complete original wording

body text · prose · narrative · raw text

importance/relevance

keywordsfiller words

Meaningless spoken placeholders

padding · fluff · boilerplate · noise

indexing function

keywordsplain text

Unencoded readable characters

Phrases
Family

keyword, keywording

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G