Many of you have experienced what we call “Keybounce” — multiple letters from one keystroke.
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Keybounce
//ˈkiːbaʊns//
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A typical inexpensive key will settle down within five milliseconds, so if the keyboard scanning software polls the key less often than this, the controller will effectively miss the keybounce.
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