keystroke

[kee-strohk]

noun

1. one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype.

   I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.

keystroke

/ ˈkiːˌstrəʊk /

noun

1. a single operation of the mechanism of a typewriter or keyboard-operated typesetting machine by the action of a key

Word History and Origins

Origin of keystroke¹

First recorded in 1905–10; key ¹ + stroke ¹

Example Sentences

There’s a thrill in it, the sense that a few keystrokes might bend a corporate titan to your will.

From Salon

With a keystroke, he switched to infrared vision to find the man’s heat profile through the brush to make sure he still had him.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe what doesn’t kill a keystroke makes it stronger.

From Salon

The Avon and Somerset Police officer was caught when data showed her keystrokes had increased by 19 million in one year.

From BBC

“DeepSeek logs your keystrokes, device data, location and so much other information and stores it all in China,” de Pulford said.

From Salon