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keystroke

/kiːˈstrəʊk/ noun · British & US
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What does keystroke mean?

noun

A single press of a key on a keyboard. A keystroke is often used to describe a single action or input on a computer.

Example

"The programmer had to enter a long sequence of keystrokes to debug the code."

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