keystroke

Etymology

From key + stroke.

keystroke means the act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

noun

The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.

verb

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.”