keybounce

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From key +‎ bounce.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːbaʊns/
  • Hyphenation: key‧bounce

Noun

keybounce (uncountable)

  1. (computer hardware, electronics) Multiple recorded keystrokes from a single press of a key on a computer keyboard due to poor electrical contact.
    • 1978 November, Radio Shack Microcomputer Newsletter:
      Many of you have experienced what we call “Keybounce” — multiple letters from one keystroke.
    • 2004, Randall Hyde, Write Great Code Volume 1: Understanding the Machine, →ISBN, page 348:
      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.