taps

[taps]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral.

taps

/ tæps /

noun

1. 1. (in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out

   2. any similar signal, as at a military funeral

2. (in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting

Word History and Origins

Origin of taps¹

1815–25, probably tap(too) , variant of tattoo ¹ + -s ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of taps¹

C19: from _tap ¹

Example Sentences

Marvell’s expansive data center AI platform, which spans optics, storage, and circuits, taps a $95 billion total addressable market, the firm wrote.

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It taps into deep human needs, helping grieving communities manage loss by providing moral clarity in the face of chaos.

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Meanwhile a proposed AI factory in northern Lincolnshire in the UK has run into objections from Anglian Water, which is responsible for keeping taps on in the area of the proposed site.

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As a latest Financial Times report found, most GCCs in Bengaluru were operating without piped water - buying tankers to keep their office taps running.

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There are only a few dozen portable toilets and 12 taps for the estimated 800 people who live here.

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