keystroken.
/ˈkiːstrəʊk/, U.S. /ˈkiˌstroʊk/ A depression of a key on a keyboard, now esp. on a computer.
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society > occupation and work > study of work > [noun] > stroke of key as measure of work
keystroke1867
1867 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 3 May 387/1 The same key-stroke which moves the hammer produces an oscillation of the pallets, and allows the paper to move the distance of a letter and space.
c1910 Comptometer (Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Co.) 4 Because a simple key-stroke does it all, the Comptometer saves 60% of time on addition.
1966 E. J. McCarthy & J. A. McCarthy Integrated Data Processing Syst. v. 122 Most work is figured on the basis of 100 key strokes a minute.
1984 L. W. Wallis Electronic Typesetting i. 26 The Linocomp 2 dispensed with the offending levers for style and size selection and substituted keystroke commands.
2003 Black Men Oct. 112 Apply the necessary keystrokes to call up the Web address.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
keystrokev.
/ˈkiːstrəʊk/, U.S. /ˈkiˌstroʊk/ Computing.
transitive. To enter on a keyboard; = key v. 10.
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society > computing and information technology > data > database > data entry > enter data [verb (transitive)]
punch1910
input1946
to key in1963
key1964
keystroke1966
capture1971
1966 Ann. Rev. Information Sci. 1 192 One of the impediments to greater use of automation in library and information center operations is the formidable prospect of keystroking an existing corpus of text.
1971 J. B. Carroll et al. Word Frequency Bk. p. xix. The samples [of text] were keystroked freeform onto IBM cards using IBM 029 keypunch equipment.
1994 Edges Spring 39/4 One is keystroking notes, or click! pasting text in the clipboard, or click! accessing numerical data.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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