No. As key has several meanings to be "keyless" a device must fail to satisfy ALL those meanings. Another meaning of key is "What gives or precludes opportunity for or access to something". Since the purpose of the "keyless" device is to give or preclude access to a motor car it is a key. :-) On 4 August 2014 16:41, Mike wrote: > David C Brown gmail.com> writes: > > > > > Always puzzles me why they call this "keyless entry". Isn't the radio > > device a key? > > > > > There are numerous meanings of the word 'key' and the Oxford dictionary > describes one as: > > "A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a > particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or clos= e > it" > > Thus the word "keyless" is a perfectly valid description of locking syste= ms > that do not use the aforementioned bits of metal to gain access. > > Mike > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 __________________________________________ David C Brown 43 Bings Road Whaley Bridge High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 Derbyshire eMail: dcb.home@gmail.com SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .