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key-value

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Editorial note

In my experience, localization is best done by referencing to indices in a key-value 'database'.

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Quick take

(computing, usually attributive) A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.

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noun

(computing, usually attributive) A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for key-value.

noun

(computing, usually attributive) A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.

Example sentences

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In my experience, localization is best done by referencing to indices in a key-value 'database'.

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But as with these barcodes, the numbers by themselves don't usually have any meaning, they are just the key of a key-value pair.

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How large must a key-value system get before it ceases to exist?

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The goal of the Library of Babel isn't to be a perfect key-value store, just to create all the permutations possible within certain conditions.

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I like the fact that CSS is (almost) nothing but a bunch of named key-value pairs.

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E.g., I couldn't use S3, but then try to hit Amazon with a file-like key-value-store patent.

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In this case the key-value database is in the Meshtag servers.

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But the question was specifically about key-value APIs.

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Can't talk for the other NoSQL players, but for Redis this is more or less impossible since the key-value business is something like 10% of the current API.

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I was talking about the companies marketing document, key-value, cloud, etc.

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Therein lies the rub - if you are working with AWS' key-value store, and then also their Lambda system, then you don't really develop server side - you develop everything client side (mobile app) and just use the cloud as a dumb logic store.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use key-value in a sentence?

In my experience, localization is best done by referencing to indices in a key-value 'database'.

What does key-value mean?

(computing, usually attributive) A pair consisting of a key (usually unique) and a value associated with the key.

What part of speech is key-value?

key-value is commonly used as noun.