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Key Code Qualifier is a computer term used to describe an error-code returned by a [[SCSI]] device.

When a SCSI [[SCSI target|target]] device returns a check condition in response to a command, the initiator usually then issuesissue a [[SCSI senseRequest Sense Command|SCSI Request Sense command]]. The target will respond with the standard sense data which includes three fields:

*Sense key - 4 bits

*Additional sense code - 8 bits