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long press
or longpress
noun
- (on a tablet or smartphone) the act of pressing one's finger down on an icon or other part of the screen for several seconds, as to activate a task or access additional options.
verb (used with or without object)
- to press one's finger down for several seconds on (a part of a display screen):
to long press the home button;
to long press on the app icon.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of long press1
First recorded in 1990–95, for an earlier sense
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