A keylogger is a piece of software or computer hardware which records keystrokes on a computer.

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Is it true that a keylogger is a piece of software or computer hardware which records keystrokes on a computer?

Yes. Multiple reliable references confirm that a keylogger is either a software program or physical hardware designed to record user keystrokes.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

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Wikipedia: Keystroke logging

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Wikipedia: Keystroke logging. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_logging

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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.2 Threats to Information Security

Describes keyloggers as software that records user keystrokes.

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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.2 Threats to Information Security. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://eng.libretexts.org/Courses/Delta_College/Information_Security/01%3A_Information_Security_Defined/1.2_Threats_to_Information_Security

Semantic Scholar peS2o: Mouse Underlaying: Global Key and Mouse Listener Based on an Almost Invisible Window with Local Listeners and Sophisticated Focus

Discusses software-based keyloggers used to monitor user keystrokes.

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Mouse Underlaying: Global Key and Mouse Listener Based on an Almost Invisible Window with Local Listeners and Sophisticated Focus. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. http://eudl.eu/pdf/10.4108/eai.15-10-2018.155740

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Basic Computer Security/Malware/Spyware/Avoiding Keyloggers

Notes keyloggers are software or implemented by hard-wired circuit design in keyboards to record keystrokes.

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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Basic Computer Security/Malware/Spyware/Avoiding Keyloggers. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Basic_Computer_Security/Malware/Spyware/Avoiding_Keyloggers

Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Anti-keylogger

Refers to keystroke logging software and hardware.

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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Anti-keylogger. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-keylogger

Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Keystroke logging

Explicitly defines a keylogger as software or computer hardware that records keystrokes on a computer.

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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Keystroke logging. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke_logging

Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Internet Fundamentals/Collection

Describes keylogging as the action of recording keys struck on a keyboard.

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Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Internet Fundamentals/Collection. (n.d.). Wikiversity. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Internet_Fundamentals/Collection

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