Metrics

Keystroke

A single press and release of any button on the keyboard.

Detailed Explanation

Every time a key is pressed down and registers on screen, it counts as one keystroke. Standard typing metrics calculate 5 keystrokes as 1 word.

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"Typing the word "CAT" takes 3 keystrokes (C, A, T)."

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Keystrokes are the building blocks of all typing tests and speed records.

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🏛️Verified Sources

Evidence-based guidelines, educational standards, and official research cited in this guide:

Technical principles of key press registration, dwell time, and flight time between keystrokes.

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The standard measurement of how many words a person can type in sixty seconds.

The total number of individual letters, symbols, and spaces typed in one minute.

The percentage of correctly typed keystrokes compared to the total number of keystrokes pressed.