keystroking

Meanings

1. 1noununcountabletechnical

   The act or process of pressing keys on a keyboard, especially as measured work or effort.

   Grammar: Uncountable, so it has no plural: say 'the amount of keystroking', not 'keystrokings'.

   Patterns

   • the amount of keystroking
   • reduce keystroking

   Software that records every keystroking can help detect repetitive strain injuries.

   The job involves hours of keystroking, so ergonomic keyboards are provided.

   Managers compared the keystroking rates of two data-entry teams.

2. 2verbintransitive

   Present participle of keystroke: to enter text or commands by pressing keys on a keyboard.

   Grammar: Used after be or as a participle: 'She was keystroking the data.'

   Patterns

   • be keystroking
   • keystroking data

   He spent the afternoon keystroking patient records into the new system.

   While she was keystroking the password, the screen went blank.

   They are keystroking the survey responses as the forms come in.

Common combinations

heavy keystroking

Heavy keystroking all day left her wrists sore.

keystroking speed

The test measures keystroking speed and accuracy.

keystroking error

A single keystroking error can corrupt the whole file.

hours of keystroking

After hours of keystroking, he took a short break.

Synonyms and how they differ

typing

The everyday word for the same activity; keystroking sounds technical and often suggests measurement or repetitive work.

keyboarding

A more formal term used in education and office training; it stresses the skill rather than the physical action.

Word family

keystroke noun

a single press of a key on a keyboard

keystroke verb

to enter something by pressing keys

Commonly confused: keystroking or keystroke?

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