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turnkey |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Turnkey \Turn"key`\, n.; pl {Turnkeys}. 1. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder. 2. (Dentistry) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: turnkey n : someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard}, {jailer}, {gaoler}, {screw}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: turn-keyA term which describes a system (hardware and software) which can be used for a specific application without requiring further programming or software installation. The user can just "turn the key" (switch it on) and use it (1995-02-06)
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