split key

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A key split at one end like a split pin, for the same purpose.
  2. A key value used to identify where to split the children of a parent node in a B-tree or similar data structure.
  3. A cryptographic key that is divided into two or more values that individually cannot be used to deduce the entire key.

Word forms

split key split keys
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