keydetection
nounUK /ˈkiː.dɪˌtek.ʃən/
US /ˈki.dɪˌtɛk.ʃən/
Key detection is when a computer or machine figures out which key you pressed.
The keyboard uses key detection to know that you typed the letter A.
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2. In music, key detection is finding out what musical key a song is in.
The app's key detection told us the song was in C major.
3. In security, key detection means spotting or finding a cryptographic key.
The scanner's key detection found the hidden encryption key.
4. In testing, key detection is checking whether a key press is registered correctly.
The engineer ran a key detection test on the new game controller.