Usually means: Change locks to use new keys.
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  1. rekey: Merriam-Webster
  2. rekey: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rekey: Collins English Dictionary
  4. rekey: Wordnik
  5. rekey: Wiktionary
  6. rekey: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. rekey: Dictionary.com
  8. Rekey: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. rekey: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Locksmith Dictionary (No longer online)

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verb:  (computing) To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before.
verb:  To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it.
verb:  (social sciences) To change the key or tenor of; to reframe.

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