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key is your app key, access_token identifies a user (and a set of permissions) and is what you get at the end of an authentication flow.
Keys are not secret, for example here's what the Documentation Console's registration looks like:
You can find your app key by going to Manage Your Applications (in the Stack Apps homepage sidebar) and selecting one of ...
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