"spring-loaded mode" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spring-loaded modes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring-loaded mode (plural spring-loaded modes)
  1. (computing) A type of mode in a user interface that is kept in place only through some constant action on the part of the user. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-spring-loaded_mode-en-noun-6VV4LSYq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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