Keycap

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Keycaps are the actual physical keys that you strike with your fingers when typing. The term "keycap" arises from the fact that these pieces "cap" the actual keyswitches that move during a keystroke, and tell the keyboard circuitry which keys were hit. Keycaps are also sometimes called "key tops" or even just "keys" from [link]

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