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Stroke

1、In data entry, a keystroke; a signal to the computer that a key has been pressed. 2、In typography, a line representing part of a letter. 3、In paint programs, a "swipe"f the brush made with the mouse or keyboard in creating a graphic. 4、In display technology, a line created as a vector (a path between two coordinates) ona vector graphics display (as opposed to a line of pixels drawn dot by dot on a raster graphics display).

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