- keystroke
- I. noun Date: circa 1910 the act or an instance of depressing a key on a keyboard II. transitive verb Date: 1966 keyboard
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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keystroke — UK US /ˈkiːstrəʊk/ noun [C] ► IT the act of pressing a key on a computer keyboard: »Some companies collect keystroke data that reveals when workers are at their desks. »This function can be carried out with a single keystroke. »The average rate… … Financial and business terms
keystroke — (n.) 1902, from KEY (Cf. key) (n.1) + STROKE (Cf. stroke) (n.). Not in common use until the rise of computers. As a verb, by 1966 (implied in keystroking) … Etymology dictionary
keystroke — ► NOUN ▪ a single depression of a key on a keyboard … English terms dictionary
keystroke — [kē′strōk΄] n. any of the individual strokes made in operating a keyboard, as of a computer terminal … English World dictionary
keystroke — UK [ˈkiːˌstrəʊk] / US [ˈkɪˌstroʊk] noun [countable] Word forms keystroke : singular keystroke plural keystrokes a single action of pressing a key on a typewriter or computer … English dictionary
keystroke — [[t]ki͟ːstroʊk[/t]] keystrokes N COUNT A keystroke is one touch of one of the keys on a computer or typewriter keyboard … English dictionary
keystroke — klavišo paspaudimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. keystroke vok. Tastenanschlag, f rus. нажатие клавиши, n pranc. frappe de touche, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
keystroke — klavišo paspaudimas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Veiksmas, kurį atlikus įvedamas ženklas arba įvykdoma komanda. Klavišų paspaudimų skaičiumi, reikalingu tipinėms operacijoms atlikti, gali būti vertinamas programos efektyvumas ir… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
Keystroke dynamics — Keystroke dynamics, or typing dynamics, is the detailed timing information that describes exactly when each key was depressed and when it was released as a person is typing at a computer keyboard. Science of Keystroke Dynamics The behavioral… … Wikipedia
Keystroke logging — (often called keylogging) is a method of capturing and recording user keystrokes. The technique and name came from before the era of the graphical user interface; loggers nowadays would expect to capture mouse operations too. Keylogging can be… … Wikipedia
keystroke logging — or keyˈlogging noun The act of recording the keystrokes made by a computer user, eg to detect sources of error or for surveillance • • • Main Entry: ↑key … Useful english dictionary
