Noun
He deleted all of my work with a single keystroke.
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Google, LinkedIn and Wikipedia are among hundreds of websites and apps where Meta plans to capture employee keystrokes and mouse clicks as part of a project to train its artificial intelligence models, according to internal messages viewed by CNBC.—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 Its keystrokes are smooth and responsive, while also providing the ability to remap keys to suit your play style.—George Yang, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
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For example, Mindstrong was an early startup with an app that tracked taps, swipes, and keystrokes to identify digital biomarkers of cognitive function.—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024 Bernhardt’s report points to keystroke logging technology and webcams that can tell when a person goes off task as examples of tech that can keep track of people even when working from home.—Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for keystroke