English Dictionary: 'turnkey' | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 'turnkey' | |
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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
turn-key (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) |