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Keying

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The word '''keying''' has a number of meanings: *Junk Keying - Chinese type of ship *keying (cryptography) is the installation of cryptographic key key material into a device. *keying (telecommunications) is a form of modulation where the modulating signal takes one of two values at all times. For example: "on" or "off", "mark" or "space". The name derives from the Morse code key used for Telegraphy telegraph signalling. *keying (graphics) is an informal term for compositing two full frame images together, by discriminating the visual information into values of color and light. *keying (vandalism) is using a key to scratch the paint on car as a form of vandalism. {{disambig}}