Keyword may refer to:

Computing

  • Index term, a term used as a keyword to documents in an information system such as a catalog or a search engine
  • Keyword (Internet search), a word or phrase typically used by bloggers or online content creator to rank a web page on a particular topic
  • A reserved word in a programming language

Other uses

  • Keyword (linguistics), a word that occurs in a text more often than by chance alone
  • Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, 1973 non-fiction book by Raymond Williams
  • "Keyword" (song), a 2008 song by Tohoshinki

See also

  • Buzzword
  • Trigger word
  • Related to index terms:
  • Key Word in Context
  • Keyword advertising, a form of online advertising
  • Keyword clustering, a search engine optimization technique
  • Keyword research