keystrokingn.
/ˈkiːstrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkiˌstroʊkɪŋ/ The action of operating the keys of a keyboard on a typewriter, computer, etc.; depression of keys on a keyboard.
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1939 Pop. Mech. Dec. 826/2 Since touch typists return and rest their fingers on the ‘home’ or second row from the bottom, it is arranged so seventy per cent of all key stroking is done on this row.
1971 Computers & Humanities 6 40 If key-stroking plays a part in data entry, the keystroker's own deviations will be added to those already in the text.
1996 S. Lavery et al. Hamlyn Encycl. Complementary Health 197/1 Rapid keystroking and hand-wrist stretches put an enormous strain on arms and hands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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