Assertion: keyboard's key | /r/HasProperty | struck
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Typically, a modifier key is held down while another key is struck.
text: An alphanumeric key labeled with only a single letter (usually the capital form) can generally be struck to type either a lower case or capital letter, the latter requiring the simultaneous holding of the ⇧ Shift key.
text: A dead key is a special kind of a modifier key that, instead of being held while another key is struck, is pressed and released before the other key.
text: In some systems, there is no indication to the user that a dead key has been struck, so the key appears dead, but in some text-entry systems the diacritical mark is displayed along with an indication that the system is waiting for another keystroke: either the base character to be marked, an additional diacritical mark, or Space bar to produce the diacritical mark in isolation.
text: When a key is struck, it oscillates (or bounces) against its contacts several times before settling.