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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-key 
 
    A  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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