Definition of "keystroke" []

• A stroke of a key, as on a computer keyboard. (noun)

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• "Programs like KeyBag are commonly known as keystroke loggers, and this Universal application works on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)."
• "(This means that the first keystroke is in category 35, the second is in category 12, and so on."
• "He accessed the programme menu and launched Hijack, as his friend in Van Nuys had amused himself to call the keystroke application."