Examples of keystroke in a Sentence
Noun
He deleted all of my work with a single keystroke.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Saving a few keystrokes doesn’t fix a broken system.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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
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Noun
Over the decades, there has been no shortage of sites using clever techniques to covertly track visitors’ browsing histories, device fingerprints, and log keystrokes and mouse movements in real time.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Saving a few keystrokes doesn’t fix a broken system.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Verb
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
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“Keystroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keystroke. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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