🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

スマートキー

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sumāto kī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Smart-key/ˈsmɑːrt.kiː/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"スマートキーを持っていれば、ボタンを押すだけでエンジンがかかります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An electronic access device that allows a user to unlock and start a vehicle or building without physically inserting a mechanical key into a lock.

    "She kept the smart-key in her pocket, and the car doors unlocked automatically as she approached."
  2. 2

    A programmable key on a keyboard or device that performs context-dependent functions.

    "The remote control features a dedicated smart-key for launching streaming applications instantly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern compound formed in the late 20th century by combining 'smart' (derived from Old English 'smeart', originally meaning causing sharp pain, later evolving to mean clever or technologically advanced) and 'key' (from Old English 'cǣg', an instrument used for locking and unlocking). With the advent of automotive and home automation technology, it evolved to designate electronic access devices equipped with microchips.

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