keystrokes

Fingers pressing buttons

Keystrokes are the individual presses of keys on a keyboard.

The term often appears in contexts of measurement or monitoring: typing speed measured in keystrokes per minute, or software that logs keystrokes for security or surveillance purposes.

The form autosaves every hundred keystrokes.

typing

fingers

Appendages of the hand

Dvorak · speed · accuracy · dexterity · backspace · enter · spacebar · shift · caps lock · mechanical

input

password

Authentication string

  • data entryRecording information digitally
  • loginAuthentication act or screen
  • formShape or document

field · cursor · character · text · autofill · PIN · passphrase · authentication · encryption · logging

shortcuts

hotkey

Programmed key combination

  • commandAuthoritative instruction given
  • altOutside the mainstream
  • deleteRemove or erase

macro · function keys · copy-paste · undo · shortcut · modifier · escape · tab · binding · accelerator

writing

draft

Preliminary version of text

editing · authorship · creativity · expression · deadline · writer · transcription

ergonomics

wrist

Hand-forearm connection

  • postureBody position, alignment
  • fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
  • breakInterrupt continuity

stretch · hand position · tendinitis · support

Categories
Opposites
input method

keystrokesswipes

Takes without permission

gestures · voice commands · clicks · taps · eye tracking

input modality

keystrokesvoice commands

Spoken orders to technology

eye tracking · gesture control · motion control · brain-computer interface

output vs input

keystrokesdisplay

Presentation for viewing

printout · audio output

Family

keystroke

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G