Definitions

1. noun

A single movement of the fingers on a keyboard, typically pressing a key.

“She made a mistake with her keystroke and had to redo the document.”

2. noun

A unit of measurement for keyboard input, equal to one key press.

“The software tracked her keystrokes to monitor her productivity.”

3. noun

A single action of typing on a keyboard, such as a single character or a sequence of characters.

“The hacker was detected by analyzing the keystrokes on the victim’s computer.”

4. verb

To press or type on a keyboard.

“Please keystroke the correct password to log in.”