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keybounce

Syllables: key·bounceUK/ˈkiːbaʊns/

keybounce noun: multiple recorded keystrokes from a single press of a key on a computer keyboard due to poor electrical contact.

Noun

keybounce (uncountable)

  1. Multiple recorded keystrokes from a single press of a key on a computer keyboard due to poor electrical contact.
    • Many of you have experienced what we call “Keybounce” — multiple letters from one keystroke.1978 November, Radio Shack Microcomputer Newsletter
    • A typical inexpensive key will settle down within five milliseconds, so if the keyboard scanning software polls the key less often than this, the controller will effectively miss the keybounce.2004, Randall Hyde, Write Great Code Volume 1: Understanding the Machine, →ISBN, page 348

Forms of keybounce

alternative formkey bounce

Origin of keybounce

From key + bounce.

Questions about keybounce

What does keybounce mean?
Keybounce means multiple recorded keystrokes from a single press of a key on a computer keyboard due to poor electrical contact.
What part of speech is keybounce?
Keybounce is a noun.
How do you pronounce keybounce?
Keybounce is pronounced /ˈkiːbaʊns/ (UK).

Words near keybounce in the dictionary

  1. keyboardists
  2. keyboarditis
  3. keyboardless
  4. keyboardlike
  5. keyboards
  6. keybounce
  7. keyboy
  8. keyboys
  9. keybutton
  10. keybuttons
  11. keycap

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