rekey

verb

re·​key ˌrē-ˈkē 

rekeyed; rekeying

transitive verb

1

: to key (something) again

There's no sense in rekeying data that you already have in your computer.

—Richard O. Mann

2

: to provide (something) with a new key

rekeyed the house/room/door

You can take your lock and key to a locksmith and have them rekey it, making it unique.

—CNN Wire

Examples of rekey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Overtime pay for that work, and the cost to rekey the facility's 1,800 locks, tipped the $250,000 threshold for a felony vandalism charge, prosecutors argued during Friedmann's trial in July. —Kirsten Fiscus, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1