Install
Key
Key verb - To bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences.
Both words in one sentence
- The "type CD key to install part" is especially hilarious, because you don't need to install — the game is stored as a folder on a DVD itself, unpacked.
Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming -
This mechanism is still in place after you install the "mystic magnets" that will let you teleport into your room (without the key) whenever you want to.
Source: Video Game / Quest for Glory V - You have to insert the CD, type in the CD key, and install the game.
Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming
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