keypress

plural keypresses · alternative key press

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. computingThe buffered electrical signal resulting from such an event, sometimes distinguished from the release.