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palavra-chave

English translation: keyword

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Portuguese term or phrase:palavra-chave
English translation:keyword
Entered by: R. Alex Jenkins

13:41 Mar 4, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Science (general) / artigos científicos
Portuguese term or phrase: palavra-chave
Qual a grafia correta em inglês? Encontrei os termos keywords e key words.
Yara Cristina Marcondes
keyword
Explanation:
keyword
■ noun
a word which acts as the key to a cipher or code.
a word or concept of great significance. ▶a word used in an information retrieval system to indicate the content of a document. ▶a significant word mentioned in an index.

© Oxford University Press, 2004
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 23:51
Grading comment
Thank you so much.
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4 +12keyword
R. Alex Jenkins


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
keyword


Explanation:
keyword
■ noun
a word which acts as the key to a cipher or code.
a word or concept of great significance. ▶a word used in an information retrieval system to indicate the content of a document. ▶a significant word mentioned in an index.

© Oxford University Press, 2004

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 23:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you so much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Absolutely. Some journals will use "key word", though; both are perfectly acceptable. //Why confidence level 4, Richard? :D
1 min
  -> Good question. Habit, I suppose. Cheers :)
agree  liz askew
1 min
  -> Cheers, Liz :)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3 mins
  -> Cheers, Salvador :)
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
4 mins
  -> Cheers, Isabel :)
agree  Marlene Curtis
16 mins
  -> Cheers, Marlene :)
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
20 mins
  -> Cheers, Flavia :)
agree  airmailrpl: "key word" or keyword
31 mins
  -> Cheers :)
agree  Henrique Serra
1 hr
  -> Thanks again :)
agree  oxygen4u: :)
1 hr
  -> Cheers :)
agree  Silvia Aquino
6 hrs
  -> Cheers :)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
10 hrs
  -> Cheers, Muriel :)
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
18 hrs
  -> Cheers, Paula :)
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