Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act of pressing an input key on a computer keyboard, typewriter, or similar input device.

    Tastendruck, Tastenanschlag

    нажа́тие кла́виш(и)

    the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard

  2. (broadly, informal)A keyboard shortcut.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
act of pressing a key:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of pressing a key:

Origin

From key + stroke.

From key + stroke.

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Forms

plural: keystrokes
Singularkeystroke
Pluralkeystrokes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard:key stroke

Word family

1 related words
Derivedkeystroker

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
keystroke — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto