keystroke

American  

[kee-strohk] / ˈkiˌstroʊk /

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.

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keystroke British  

/ ˈkiːˌstrəʊk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of keystroke

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

Example Sentences

Amazon caught North Korean IT worker by tracing keystroke data.

From MarketWatch

It looks cheeky, if not aggressive, for management to increase a year’s earnings by billions of dollars with a keystroke, simply by changing an accounting estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal

For decades, bold inventors dreamed of leaping beyond the typewriter’s supremacy in favor of a fundamentally better way of turning keystrokes into finished documents.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Prince Andrew can be stripped of his honors and title with a few keystrokes, perhaps I can become Her Royal Highness Princess Brenda, or at least Duchess of something, with the same ease.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon