Editing Binding

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'''Binding''' refers to a sudden, sharp increase in stiffness experienced when pressing a [[key]], typically when the stroke is off-centre (e.g. pressing the corner of a keycap) or off-angle (pressing the key at an angle from the vertical). Binding feels like the [[slider]] has dug in, making the key almost impossible to press, and leads to missed keystrokes.

In some switches, this is most notable on the wider, 1.25 and 1.5-[[unit]] [[stabiliser|unstabilised]] [[:Category:modifier keys|modifier keys]]. In bad cases, simply pressing the corner of a normal single-unit key can cause the slider to bind.

The degree to which binding occurs is in part related to the [[keyswitch]] design, and how well the slider copes with force that is diagonal relative to the shaft. [[Cherry MX]] switches, for example, are virtually immune to binding, and feel the same no matter which way you press the key. This lends Cherry MX–based keyboards a flawless keystroke-to-keystroke consistency.

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