keystroke
pronunciation
How to pronounce keystroke in British English:
UK [ˈki:strəʊk]
How to pronounce keystroke in American English:
US [ˈkistroʊk]
Word Origin
- keystroke (n.)
- 1902, from key (n.1) + stroke (n.). Not in common use until the rise of computers. As a verb, by 1966 (implied in keystroking).
Example
- 1. Loose lips may still sink ships , but for the moment it seems that an indiscreet keystroke can do just as much damage .
- 2. To send keystrokes and keystroke combinations to the active application .
- 3. The next keystroke will reopen the list of available style attributes .
- 4. For example , certain letters or words are more likely to occur together-if an unknown keystroke follows a " t " , it is much more likely to be an " h " than an " x " .
- 5. You can use this property to process most keystrokes in your application and either handle the keystroke or call the appropriate control to handle the keystroke .