Keying may refer to:
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Keying (electrical connector)
Components of an electrical circuit are electrically connected if an electric current can run between them through an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is an electromechanical device used to create an electrical connection betw ...
, used by electrical connectors to prevent mating in incorrect orientation
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Keying (graphics)
Compositing is the process or technique of combining visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene. Live-action shooting for compositing is variously ca ...
, a technique for compositing two full frame images together
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Keying (official)
Keying (愛新覺羅 耆英, 21 March 1787 – 29 June 1858), also known by his romanized Mandarin Chinese name Qiying or Ch'i-ying ( Wade-Giles) and his Manchu name Kiyeng, was a Manchu statesman during the Qing dynasty of China. An imperial ...
(1787–1858), a Manchu statesman during the Qing dynasty
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''Keying'' (ship), a Chinese junk which sailed to the U.S. and Britain in 1847–1848, named after the official
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Keying (telecommunications), a form of modulation where the modulating signal takes one of two or more values at all times
* Keying,
vandalism
Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. The ter ...
of a painted surface by scratching it with a key
See also
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Key (disambiguation)
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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