Definition of keystroke
: the act or an instance of depressing a key on a keyboard
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Examples of keystroke in a Sentence
He deleted all of my work with a single keystroke.
Recent Examples of keystroke from the Web
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Some links also secretly download malware that can perform many functions, such as giving the thief control of the computer or tracking keystrokes to find other sensitive passwords or critical data.
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It's got 104 key rollover and is capable of multiple simultaneous keystrokes.
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With some malware, even when a user is offline, keystrokes and other data can be stored locally then transmitted to the scammer once the computer is online again.
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Detectives wrote that the link actually caused a reader’s computer to download software, which surreptitiously records keystrokes and then sends them via email or other means to the hacker.
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But the keystroke tracking software meant JSOC personnel in the United States were reading every word.
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After all these keystrokes already typed (and coded), an admission: I am moved by Augusta National and the Masters.
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That single wimpy keystroke threw off several other important values in the article, rendering the results invalid.
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In a nightmare scenario, a backdoor could be hard-coded into the silicon on a Huawei chip, then activated remotely, potentially opening with a few keystrokes the contents of an entire network to the Chinese military.
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First Known Use of keystroke
1867
Definition of keystroke
First Known Use of keystroke
1966
KEYSTROKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of keystroke for English Language Learners
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: the act of pushing down a key on a keyboard
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