key presses
Fingers striking buttons
Key presses are the individual acts of pushing down keys on a keyboard or similar input device.
The term appears in computing contexts where tracking or counting inputs matters: The game registers key presses in real time, Password fields mask key presses for security.
Also written as one word: keypresses.
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- typing speedKeyboard input rate
- hunt and peckVisual, one-key-at-a-time typing
- actuationInitiating mechanical movement
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input method
key pressesvoice commands
Spoken orders to technology
gesture controls · eye tracking · motion controls · brain-computer interface · haptic feedback
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