Key, Keys, The Key or The Keys may refer to:

Common uses

Key (cryptography) A key in cryptography is a piece of information, usually a string of numbers or letters that are stored in a file, which, when processed through a cryptographic algorithm, can encode or decode cryptographic data. Based on the used method, the key ...

, a piece of information needed to encode or decode a message * Key (instrument), a component of a musical instrument * Key (lock), a device used to operate a lock * Key (map), a guide to a map's symbology * Key (music), the scale of a piece of music * Key on a

typewriter A typewriter is a Machine, mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of Button (control), keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an i ...

computer keyboard A computer keyboard is a built-in or peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or Push-button, keys to act as Mechanical keyboard, mechanical levers or Electronic switching system, electro ...

Arts, entertainment and media

Films

* ''The Key'' (1934 film), an American pre-Code film * ''The Key'' (1958 film), starring William Holden and Sophia Loren * ''The Key'', also known as '' Odd Obsession'', a 1959 Japanese comedy drama * ''The Key'' (1961 film), a Soviet animated feature * ''The Key'' (1965 film), a Croatian omnibus film * ''The Key'' (1971 film), a Czechoslovak drama * ''The Key'' (1983 film), an Italian erotic film * ''The Key'' (1987 film), an Iranian film * ''The Key'' (2007 film), a French thriller film * ''Key'' (film), a 2011 Telugu-language psychological thriller * ''The Key'' (2014 film), an American erotic drama film

Literature

* ''The Key'' (Curley novel), by Marianne Curley, 2005 * ''The Key'' (Elfgren and Strandberg novel), by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren, 2013 * ''The Key'' (Tanizaki novel), by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 1956 * "The Key" (short story), by Isaac Asimov, 1966 * ''The Key'', a 1974 children's book by Sheila K. McCullagh, part of the '' Tim and the Hidden People'' series * ''The Key: A Startling Enquiry into the Riddle of Man's Past'', a 1969 book by John Philip Cohane * ''The Key'', a magazine published by Kappa Kappa Gamma * "The Key", a short story by Satyajit Ray * ''The Keys'' (journal), of the League of Coloured Peoples founded in 1933

Music

Bands

* The Keys (English band), 1979–1983 * The Keys, a Welsh band successor to Murry the Hump

Albums

* ''Key'' (Meredith Monk album), 1971 * ''Key'' (Son, Ambulance album), 2004 * ''The Key'' (Joan Armatrading album), 1983 * ''The Key'' (Vince Gill album), 1998 * ''The Key'' (Nocturnus album), 1990 * ''The Key'' (Operation: Mindcrime album), 2015 * ''Keys'' (album), by Alicia Keys, 2021 * ''The Keys'' (EP), by GWSN, 2020

Songs

* "The Key" (Speech Debelle song), 2009 * "The Key" (Matt Goss song), 1995 * "The Key", a song by Ou Est Le Swimming Pool from the 2010 album '' The Golden Year'' * "Key", a song by Band-Maid from the 2014 album '' Maid in Japan'' * "The Key", a 2010 song by Edita Abdieski * "Key", a song by C418 from the 2011 album '' Minecraft – Volume Alpha'' * "The Keys", a song by Crazy Town from the 2015 album '' The Brimstone Sluggers'' * "Key", a song by Porter Robinson from the 2017 EP '' Virtual Self''

Television

* "The Key", a ''Code Lyoko'' episode, 2005 * "The Key" (''Fear the Walking Dead''), 2020 * "The Key", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 1), 2006 * "The Key" (''The Walking Dead''), 2018 * "The Key", an episode of ''Yes, Prime Minister'', 1986 * "The Keys" (''Seinfeld''), a 1992 TV episode

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* Key (character), a supervillain in the DC Comics universe * Key, the title character of '' Key the Metal Idol'', a Japanese original video animation series * ''The Key'', a painting by

Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "Drip painting, drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household ...

People

* Key (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Keys (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Key (entertainer) (born 1991), South Korean entertainer

Places

* Cay, or key, a small island on the surface of a coral reef ** Key Cay, British Virgin Islands

United States

* Key, Alabama * Key, Ohio * Key, West Virginia * Keys, Oklahoma *

Florida Keys The Florida Keys are a coral island, coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami a ...

Elsewhere

* The Keys, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Rural Municipality of Keys No. 303, Saskatchewan, Canada * Key, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Key Island, Tasmania, Australia * The Key, New Zealand, a locality of Mararoa, New Zealand

Science and technology

* Candidate key, or simply a key, in relational database management systems ** Unique key *

Key (engineering) In mechanical engineering, a key is a machine element used to connect a rotating machine element to a Drive shaft, shaft. The key prevents relative rotation between the two parts and may enable torque transmission. For a key to function, the shaft ...

, a machine element used to connect a rotating machine element to a shaft * KeY, a tool is used in formal verification of Java programs * The Key (smartcard), a British smartcard for public transport ticketing * .key, file extension used by Keynote presentation software * Identification key, used to identify biological entities * Telegraph key, or Morse key, a specialized electrical switch

Sports

* Key (basketball), a marked area on a basketball court * Frederick Keys, an American baseball team

Other uses

Key (company) Key is a Japanese visual novel studio known for making dramatic and plot-oriented titles. It was formed on July 21, 1998, as a brand under the publisher Visual Arts (company), Visual Arts, and is located in Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita, Osaka Prefecture ...

, a Japanese visual novel studio * Key Airlines, an American former airline * Key School, in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. * Keys, a truce term used in western Scotland * Amazon Key, a service by Amazon Prime * House of Keys, the lower branch of the parliament of the Isle of Man * Samara (fruit), or key, a type of fruit * Yeoman Warders Club in the Tower of London, or "The Keys" * KeyBank, an American regional bank based in Cleveland, Ohio