keywork
Keys and linkages
Keywork refers to the system of keys and their connecting rods on a woodwind instrument like a clarinet, flute, or saxophone.
The keywork allows players to cover tone holes they couldn't reach with fingers alone: The saxophone's keywork needs adjustment—several pads aren't sealing properly.
By extension, keywork can describe any arrangement of keys or levers forming an interconnected mechanism.
Mechanism requiring a key
- locksmithLock and key specialist
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
pin · security · deadbolt · master · duplicate · cutting · blank · template
Hidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- codeSymbolic communication system
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
password · cryptographic · secure · hash · token · authentication · digital · private
Of supreme importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- importantOf great significance
- centralIn the middle, primary
critical · fundamental · pivotal · core · primary · main · significant · principal
Paid position of employment
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- professionTrained occupational field
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
vocation · trade · position · employment · labor · gig · role · task
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
- locksmithLock and key specialist
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
cylinder · pin · security · deadbolt · master · duplicate · cutting · blank · template · bypass
cipher
Hidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- codeSymbolic communication system
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
algorithm · password · cryptographic · secure · hash · token · authentication · digital · private · public
crucial
Of supreme importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- importantOf great significance
central · critical · fundamental · pivotal · core · primary · main · significant · principal · cornerstone
job
Paid position of employment
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- professionTrained occupational field
livelihood · vocation · trade · position · employment · labor · gig · role · task · assignment
note
Short written record
melody · harmony · signature · tonality · major · minor · sharp · flat · modulation · transposition