keystroke

[ kee-strohk ]

/ ˈkiˌstroʊk /

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noun

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.

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Origin of keystroke

First recorded in 1905–10; key¹ + stroke¹

Words nearby keystroke

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How to use keystroke in a sentence

While the number of hardware controllers featuring built-in support for Reaper 6 is limited, the software allows you to assign thousands of functions or function sequences to a keystroke, toolbar button, or external controller.
The best DAW for audio engineers of any kind on any budget|Tony Ware|July 29, 2021|Popular-Science
These are blocks of text that you can assign to just a few keystrokes.
Text expanders are the magical productivity tool you need to master|John Kennedy|July 1, 2021|Popular-Science
We live in a time of almost unfettered access to information, the encyclopedia of the known universe just a few keystrokes and mouse clicks away.
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We can understand the pressure that’s being applied on the screen as people are hitting the keystrokes.
Podcast: What’s AI doing in your wallet?|Anthony Green|April 14, 2021|MIT Technology Review

TikTok doesn’t collect so much data these days—nothing on her location or her keystrokes.
A feminist internet would be better for everyone|Emily Luong|April 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It is, rather, to remember that every keystroke you make is more permanent than if it were chiseled in rock.
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British Dictionary definitions for keystroke

keystroke

/ (ˈkiːˌstrəʊk) /

noun

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

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