key-based application
nounUK /kiː beɪst ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ki beɪst ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
A key-based application is a computer program that you use by pressing keys.
The drawing game is a key-based application, so you press the arrow keys to move.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A program that uses a key or code to unlock its features.
You need a license key to open the key-based application.
3. Software that sorts or finds things by using special words called keys.
The key-based application found the file by its name key.
4. An app where each button on the keyboard does a special job.
In this key-based application, the space bar makes the character jump.