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Keyword:
The most significant words in a topic, book, article title, or record, etc.  Keywords are often used as search terms.

Keyword Searching:
Searching which uses a few key, or important, words to retrieve books or articles on a topic.  Depending on the database or periodical index being searched, keywords can be searched in a specific field, for example the author field or the title field.

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