键程 (jiànchéng): key travel (distance a key desc…

Meanings

1 key travel (distance a key descends when pressed on a keyboard)

Characters

键

Examples

机械键盘的键程通常比薄膜键盘长。

Jīxiè jiànpán de jiànchéng tōngcháng bǐ bómó jiànpán cháng.

Mechanical keyboards usually have longer key travel than membrane keyboards.

笔记本电脑的键程一般只有一两毫米。

Bǐjìběn diànnǎo de jiànchéng yībān zhǐyǒu yī liǎng háomǐ.

Laptop key travel is typically only one to two millimeters.

Tips

usage

键程 is a tech-review term for keyboard key travel — how far a key sinks when pressed. Typical mechanical-keyboard switches have ~4mm 键程; ultra-thin laptops trim to <1mm. Often discussed alongside 键压 (jiànyā, actuation force) and 段落感 (duànluògǎn, tactile bump).