noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.
2. 2
   the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard wordnet

Verb

1. 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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

key strokekey stroke

Example

More examples

"I keystroked the entire manual, in addition to the keystroking done by the Technical Support and Test groups."

Etymology

From key + stroke.

Related phrases

input device

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