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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a key press" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the action of pressing a key on a keyboard or similar device.
Example: "The program will respond to a key press by executing the corresponding command."
Alternatives: "a keystroke" or "a key input".
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Two geometric figures were used as response cues: a rhombus denoting a key press by the left index finger, and a pentagram denoting a key press by the right index finger.
In one episode the blouse even gets in on the action when a button comes undone during a key press conference in front of the British press.
These changes were significantly larger than those observed in control participants (eight female, five male), who triggered recorded sounds by a key press.
Meanwhile, Hollande was preparing for a key press conference on Tuesday in which he is expected to announce new goals and a timetable for reforms in front of 600 French and foreign journalists.
Participants were instructed to maintain fixation on the central cross and respond as quickly as possible with a key press (left arrow key or right arrow key) when they detected a peripheral target.
Participants had 1 s to indicate their response with a key press and failure to respond on time elicited an auditory tone as feedback; no other feedback was provided for any responses.
Subjects used one hand to trigger the auditory stimuli with a key press, when the word 'PRESS' appeared on a computer screen (located in front of chamber's glass window) and the other hand to respond to the tone detection.
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Gloves could also be designed so that people with less dexterity in their hand could trigger a key-press.
Using an example of designing a haptic effect for a key-press event shows the importance of this model and its influence on the corresponding measurement techniques.
"Then the spoofer is in the dubious position of having to consciously shorten a key-press action by 10 milliseconds," Professor Maxion says.
After the sampler finds a firm press, it generates a pulse for one cycle to simulate a key-press, which drives the state machine to go next state.
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