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keypresses

keypresses is the plural of keypress.

Meaning of keypress

Noun

keypress (plural keypresses)

  1. The depression of an input key.
    • But Allegro does allow you to read keypresses. Every event that's sent to an Allegro game comes in via a queue. That's just a list of data that describes which keys have been pressed, where the mouse is, and so on.2012, David Griffiths, Dawn Griffiths, Head First C: A Brain-Friendly Guide, page 531
    Synonyms:
    keystroke
  2. The buffered electrical signal resulting from such an event, sometimes distinguished from the release.

Questions about keypresses

What is keypresses the plural of?
Keypresses is the plural of keypress.

Words near keypresses in the dictionary

  1. keyplate
  2. keyplates
  3. keypoint
  4. keypoints
  5. keypress
  6. keypresses
  7. keypunch
  8. keypunched
  9. keypuncher
  10. keypunchers
  11. keypunches

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