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'''Keystroke programming''' describes a specific way of programming by which each keystrokes on a device or application is recorded in some way and then played back so that the recorded key-presses can be repeated multiple times. Keystroke programming is most commonly but not exclusively found in [[Programmableprogrammable calculator|programmable calculators]]s, but there are keystroke-programmable software applications, too, for example [[Vim (text editor)]]<ref>http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/repeat.html#complex-repeat</ref>

== Example: [[TI-59 / TI-58|TI]] Calculators ==

The Texas Instruments [[TI-59 / TI-58|TI-58/58C/59]] calculators were programmable, and program storage took the form of a sequence of codes which (mostly) corresponded to the position of keys on the calculator keypad. Here is a simplified diagram of the basic key layout:

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