REKEYING

8 letters 16 Scrabble points

Definition of REKEYING

verb
  1. To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before.

    "She had to rekey the security code."

  2. To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it.

  3. To change the key or tenor of; to reframe.

Related words: reenter reinput
noun
  1. The process of entering information into a device again, by means of a keyboard or similar.

  2. The process of changing the key or tenor of something; a reframing.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R E K E Y I N G
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 16 points