keystroke

[ kee-strohk ]

noun
  1. one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype: I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.

Origin of keystroke

1
First recorded in 1905–10; key1 + stroke1

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British Dictionary definitions for keystroke

keystroke

/ (ˈkiːˌstrəʊk) /


noun
  1. a single operation of the mechanism of a typewriter or keyboard-operated typesetting machine by the action of a key

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