keystroke

key·stroke | \ ˈkē-ˌstrōk

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Definition of keystroke

(Entry 1 of 2)

: the act or an instance of depressing a key on a keyboard

keystroke

keystroked; keystroking; keystrokes

Definition of keystroke (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

Examples of keystroke in a Sentence

Noun He deleted all of my work with a single keystroke.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Financial documents and accounts for banking, brokerages and cryptocurrency, frequent-flier and credit-card points, photos, blogs, social- media accounts, email, computer access – all of these are only a keystroke away. — Dallas News, "Agents on the cloud: Digital assets lost without planning," 4 Oct. 2020 Most kids found it easily, but Kai — who didn’t yet know a keystroke shortcut — was left frantically scrolling his monitor. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, "He’s 7 and blind. How will he learn remotely?," 28 Sep. 2020 The MX Keys can connect to multiple devices at once, and its design is crisp and modern, with a full key layout, and delightful keystroke weight—the backlight even adjusts automatically to lighting conditions, in order to save battery power. — Popular Science, "Best computer keyboards for work or play," 24 June 2020 Some companies are monitoring keystrokes and tracking behaviour as people work remotely. — Adam Grant, The Economist, "The world after covid-19 Adam Grant on how jobs, bosses and firms may improve after the crisis," 1 June 2020 What if each of those keystrokes could give you a gratifying clicking sensation? — Popular Science, "Mechanical keyboards for gamers and writers," 5 Dec. 2019 Mechanical keyboards can give you faster, more accurate keystrokes, and make typing a more pleasurable experience with tactile feedback and sound—some can even recreate the feeling of a typewriter. — Popular Science, "Mechanical keyboards for gamers and writers," 5 Dec. 2019 The fact that a single keystroke had short-circuited his registration filled Cable with a sense of dread. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, "The 2016 Election Was Just a Dry Run," 11 May 2020 The notion of an off-field push for the Heisman dates to a more sober-minded era of college football, before the glut of television coverage that lets anyone find highlight after highlight with a few keystrokes or swipes. — Alan Blinder, New York Times, "It’s Campaign Season in Football, With the Heisman Trophy on the Line," 24 Oct. 2019

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16 Oct 2020

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“Keystroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keystroke. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.

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