1. the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard; - Example: "the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work" [syn: keystroke, key stroke]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
keystroke
n 1: the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard;
"the number of keystrokes was used as a measure of work"
[syn: keystroke, key stroke]