keystroke

Etymology

key + stroke

noun

  1. The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.

verb

  1. To enter (data etc.) by pressing keys on a keyboard.
    I keystroked the entire manual, in addition to the keystroking done by the Technical Support and Test groups. 1991, Leslie A. Olsen, Thomas N. Huckin, Technical Writing and Professional Communication, page 262

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