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Yes, key is playable

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TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Key" Definition

noun

A button or lever that is depressed to operate a machine.
A button that is depressed to cause a corresponding character or function to be typed or executed by a typewriter or to be accepted as input by a computer.
A characteristic tone or level of intensity, as of a speech or sales campaign. Often used in combination: high-key; low-key.
A device, such as a wedge or pin, inserted to lock together mechanical or structural parts.
A low offshore island or reef, especially in the Gulf of Mexico; a cay.

verb-transitive

Architecture To furnish (an arch) with a keystone.
Music To regulate the pitch of.
To bring into harmony; adjust or adapt.
To enter (data) into a computer by means of a keyboard.
To identify (a biological specimen).

idiom

In key In consonance with other factors.
Out of key Not in consonance with other factors.

phrasal-verb

Key up To make intense, excited, or nervous.

adjective

Of crucial importance; significant: key decisions; the key element of the thesis.

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