What does keystroke mean?
Word: Keystroke
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Keystroke means one press of a key on a computer keyboard or typewriter.
Synonyms: key press
How do you spell keystroke?
Syllables: key - stroke
Tricky part: It is one closed word, with no space or hyphen, and the silent e at the end is the letter most often dropped.
Watch out for: keystrok, keestroke, keystrock
Memory tip: Each keystroke ends with a quiet lift of the finger, and the word ends with a quiet e: do not leave it off.
Keystroke in a sentence
Example 1: The typing test counts every keystroke you make in one minute.
Example 2: With a single keystroke, Hana saved her whole project.
Example 3: My laptop's spacebar sticks, so some keystrokes never show up.
Fun Fact
Typing speed is usually measured in words per minute, where one word is counted as five keystrokes, including spaces.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) keybord
b) passwerd
c) desktap
d) keystroke
Show answer
d) keystroke. Keyboard, password and desktop each have one wrong or missing letter, but key and stroke join cleanly.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) semicollon
b) keystroke
c) algorythm
d) encription
Show answer
b) keystroke. Algorithm has an i before thm, encryption has a y after the r, and semicolon has a single l.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
storekeky
a) skyrocket
b) stockyard
c) keystones
d) keystroke
Show answer
d) keystroke. Pull key out of the jumble and stroke is left over: keystroke.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The final keystroke sent Freya's essay to her teacher a whole day before the dedline.
a) keystroke
b) essay
c) teacher
d) dedline
Show answer
d) dedline. Deadline starts with the same ea as head and bread.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which saves the most keystrokes when you type a long name again and again?
a) typing it more slowly
b) typing it in capital letters
c) zooming in on the screen
d) copying and pasting it
Show answer
d) copying and pasting it
2. A keystroke logger is a program that records ____.
a) every website a user visits
b) every key a user presses
c) every photo a user takes
d) every call a user makes
Show answer
b) every key a user presses
