rekey
Americanverb (used with object)
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to fit with different pins and a different key.
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Computers. to keyboard (data) again.
Etymology
Origin of rekey
Example Sentences
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I don’t care if you have to rekey your house.
From Slate
Moreover, Ragsdale says the county’s special 1 percent sales tax program has allowed staff to rekey every door in the school district, so that Cobb has the capability to lock classroom doors when a code red is issued.
From Washington Times
He knows how to make them, how to pick them, how to rekey them and how to judge them.
From Washington Times
For instance, you have to rekey your password every day.
From Time
When the agent showed up at the appointed time with the check and a locksmith to rekey the doors, the couple was still carrying things out to their battered Ford Windstar: a big-screen TV, a huge teddy bear, a steaming pot of beef stew for the evening meal.
From New York Times
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