In plain English
This is the key meant for a window’s lock. It is used to secure that lock and to open it again.
In context
Here, “window key” names the type of key for locking and unlocking a window lock.
- Situation
- Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
- What it communicates
- labels a key type for window locks.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say which specific window the key matches.
Examples
“She used a window key to unlock the brass lock on the bathroom window.”
“After closing the sash, he slid the window key into the drawer by the sink.”