Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technical tap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: tech-ni-cal -tap
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tap or a slap on a device in a way to either make it work correctly again, or break it completely. For example, hitting a TV to get its reception back, or hitting a jukebox back to life.

Etymology

The phrase became popular in the Second Industrial Revolution, when sometimes vacuum tubes or soldered connections would become loose.

Inflected Forms

technical taps (plural)

Synonyms

percussive maintenance

Questions

What does technical tap mean?: A tap or a slap on a device in a way to either make it work correctly again, or break it completely. For example, hitting a TV to get its reception back, or hitting a jukebox back to life.
Where does technical tap come from?: The phrase became popular in the Second Industrial Revolution, when sometimes vacuum tubes or soldered connections would become loose.

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