Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
multi-tap
English answer:
text input method
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Patricia CASEY
Dec 29, 2002 22:26
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English term
multi-tap (input method for mobile phones)
English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
mobile phones
I am translating a menu system for a mobile phone. Do you know what a "multi-tap" input method is? Sorry, no more context available.
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Patricia CASEY
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Explanation
Using Multi-tap Text Input
Multi-tapping requires multiple key presses per letter (for example, 3 presses of the 6 key to get the letter "o").
To enter the letter "s", for example, press the 7 key 4 times; to enter the letter "x", press the 9 key twice. To correct errors, press CLEAR or BACK key. If successive letters employ the same key, pause a moment or two until the cursor moves to the right.
For example, to type "hello," you press the following keys:
4-4 for "h"
3-3 for "e"
5-5-5 for "l"
5-5-5 for "l"
6-6-6 for "o"
To enter a number, you must first cycle through all the letters represented by a key. For example, pressing the 2-key four times will display the number "2." For basic symbols such as a period, keep pressing the 1 key until the desired symbol is displayed.
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Note added at 2002-12-29 22:37:18 (GMT) Post-grading
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Thank You!!! ;-D
Multi-tapping requires multiple key presses per letter (for example, 3 presses of the 6 key to get the letter "o").
To enter the letter "s", for example, press the 7 key 4 times; to enter the letter "x", press the 9 key twice. To correct errors, press CLEAR or BACK key. If successive letters employ the same key, pause a moment or two until the cursor moves to the right.
For example, to type "hello," you press the following keys:
4-4 for "h"
3-3 for "e"
5-5-5 for "l"
5-5-5 for "l"
6-6-6 for "o"
To enter a number, you must first cycle through all the letters represented by a key. For example, pressing the 2-key four times will display the number "2." For basic symbols such as a period, keep pressing the 1 key until the desired symbol is displayed.
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Note added at 2002-12-29 22:37:18 (GMT) Post-grading
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Thank You!!! ;-D
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. Actually I am doing this every day many times, I just did not have a clue what it is called."
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Note
The "multi-tap" input method is one requring several key strokes per letter.
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Note added at 2002-12-29 22:35:00 (GMT)
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T9 Text Input makes entering text on your mobile phone fast and easy. Unlike traditional multi-tap text entry (which requires a user to press a key multiple times to get to the desired letter), T9 technology requires just one key press per letter.
http://www.t9.com/t9_help.html
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Note added at 2002-12-29 22:35:00 (GMT)
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T9 Text Input makes entering text on your mobile phone fast and easy. Unlike traditional multi-tap text entry (which requires a user to press a key multiple times to get to the desired letter), T9 technology requires just one key press per letter.
http://www.t9.com/t9_help.html
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