enclave

English

/ˈɛnkleɪv/, /ˈɑnkleɪv/

noun
Definitions
  • A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
  • A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
  • (computing) An isolated portion of an application's address space, such that data in an enclave can only be accessed by code in the same enclave.

Etymology

Borrowed from French enclave derived from Middle French enclave (enclave) derived from Old French enclaver (lock in, inclose) derived from Latin *inclāvāre, clavis (key).

Origin

Latin

clavis

Gloss

key

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鍵

Emoji
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