keystroke
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈkiːstroʊk/
:
pulsación de tecla
- A program recorded each keystroke and the time at which it was made.
- keystroke performance
- keystroke accuracy
- keystroke selection
So all of these keystrokes go in here.
- So all of these keystrokes go in here.
- We can access all of human knowledge with a few keystrokes.
- This time it's because both hands are actually required to register a single keystroke.
Examples
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The computers recorded every keystroke and false start for further analysis.
Fiction book (2002) -
Using touch screens to interact with computer applications does not require complex keystrokes or combinations of keys.
Academic text (2008) -
Collect every keystroke that happens in this app.
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One keystroke will wipe out your whole system.
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Thanks to the Internet, the information is just a few keystrokes away.
Academic text (2015) -
You can get a program that records keystrokes.
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Keystroke selection performance characteristics included keystroke rate, accuracy, and number of corrections.
Academic text (1992) -
Every keystroke Megan hit, Soneji was recording it.
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Thad needs only to execute two keystrokes in sequence to hear what he has written.
Academic text (1991) -
The software tracks each keystroke to provide detailed user analytics.
Synonyms
1
3.0
Pressing a key on a keyboard or other device
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word keystroke combines key and stroke, where stroke originally meant 'a hit' or 'strike'. So a keystroke is simply one 'hit' of a key, which is why we use it for a single press on a keyboard.