Meaning & use
Rekeyed
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Changed the pins or configuration of a lock so that it works with a new key, or reentered data into a system.
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After losing his keys, the tenant had the locksmith rekeyed the front door the same afternoon.
The clerk rekeyed the order after the computer crashed and lost the original entry.
A note on using this word
Rekeying a lock is cheaper than replacing it entirely, since only the internal pins are swapped, not the whole mechanism.
Words with a similar meaning
relockedreentered
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