keystroke

1 of 2

noun

key·​stroke ˈkē-ˌstrōk 

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

keystroke

2 of 2

verb

keystroked; keystroking; keystrokes

transitive verb

: keyboard

Examples of keystroke in a Sentence

Noun

He deleted all of my work with a single keystroke.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Reserves are deposits that banks themselves hold at the central bank, and the Fed can create them at will with a keystroke. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

In April, Meta rolled out a program known as the Model Capability Initiative that captured employee mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes and screenshots to generate data for training its AI models. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1867, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for keystroke

• awoke
• baroque
• bespoke
• colloque
• convoke
• evoke
• invoke
• kinfolk
• kinsfolk
• menfolk
• provoke
• revoke

Kids Definition

keystroke

noun

key·​stroke

-ˌstrōk

: the act or an instance of pushing down a key on a keyboard