sticky keys

{{Short description|Accessibility feature}}

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Sticky keys is an accessibility feature of some graphical user interfaces which assists users who have physical disabilities or helps users reduce repetitive strain injury. It serializes keystrokes; instead of being required to press multiple keys at a time, the user can press and release a modifier key, such as {{Key press|Shift}}, {{Key press|Ctrl}}, {{Key press|Alt}}, or the {{Key press|Windows key}}, and have it remain active until any other key is pressed.

Sticky keys functionality is available on/in Microsoft Windows, macOS, chromeOS and KDE Plasma as Sticky Keys,{{cite web|title=Make the keyboard easier to use in Windows 7 – Windows Help|publisher=Microsoft|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2018|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14202/windows-7-make-keyboard-easier-to-use}}{{cite web|title=macOS Sierra: Use accessibility features|work=Apple Support|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2015|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25717}} and on Unix/X11 systems as part of the AccessX utility.{{cite web|url=http://x.org/pub/X11R7.0/doc/PDF/XKBproto.pdf |title=The X Keyboard Extension: Protocol Specification |access-date=2009-11-08}}{{cite web|title=SGI AccessX|first=R. C.|last=Underwood|date=September 10, 1999|url=ftp://ftp.sgi.com/sgi/desktop/accessx/SGIaccessx.html}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}