English Explanatory Dictionary

hypertap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use voluntary muscle tremors to rapidly press and depress a button.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypertap.wav

Word forms

hypertap hypertaps hypertapping hypertapped

Etymology

From hyper- + tap. First attested in 2010, but in common usage only as of 2018. Coined by adult Tetris players to describe a technique used by Thor Aackerlund in a 1990 tournament.

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