mass noun, as modifierDenoting a database search in which the keyword is shown highlighted in the middle of the display, with the text forming its context on either side.
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Origin
1950s: acronym from key word in centre.
Definition of KWIC in US English:
KWIC
nounkwik
Computing
as modifierKeyword in context, denoting a database search in which the keyword is shown highlighted in the middle of the display, with the text forming its context on either side.