"multitap" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-multitap.wav Forms: multitaps [plural]
Etymology: From multi- + tap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|tap}} multi- + tap Head templates: {{en-noun}} multitap (plural multitaps)
  1. (video games) A peripheral for video game consoles that increases the number of controller ports, allowing more players to participate.
    Sense id: en-multitap-en-noun-s6rCCCeT Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Topics: video-games
  2. (uncountable) A text-entry system for mobile phones where each button has several characters, accessed in turn by repeatedly tapping the button. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-multitap-en-noun-Qtr1pNEL

Inflected forms

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