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detect a double tap

French translation: détecter un tapotement double

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English term or phrase:detect a double tap
French translation:détecter un tapotement double
Entered by: Cyril Tollari

10:32 Sep 30, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware / Informatique
English term or phrase: detect a double tap
The Data Gateway also has an accelerometer sensor capable of detecting taps on the enclosure.
It is set up to detect a double tap – two taps, one immediately following the other.
This will wake up the device if it is asleep.
A white flash of the status indicator signals a double tap detection.
virgilemes
Cameroon
Local time: 17:27
détecter un tapotement double
Explanation:
C'est l'aspect "one immediately following the other" qui est important.

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/fr/detail.jsf?docId=WO20...

double
Qui vaut deux fois une quantité donnée.
https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/double
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Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 18:27
Grading comment
Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3détecter un tapotement double
Cyril Tollari
4 -1détecter deux touchers
Nicolas Gambardella
Summary of reference entries provided
:)
david henrion

  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
détecter deux touchers


Explanation:
Pour les appareils électroniques, on ne tape pas en français, on touche.


    https://support.apple.com/fr-tn/HT207010
    https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2009150498A2/fr
Nicolas Gambardella
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  david henrion: sauf qu'ici le terme "toucher" ne reprend pas l'idée de "tapoter" l'appareil, on pense plus à un, ou deux si on veut, simple geste de toucher un icône alors qu'il s'agit bien d'un "tapotage" double. Le terme n'est pas élégant, je vous l'accorde.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
détecter un tapotement double


Explanation:
C'est l'aspect "one immediately following the other" qui est important.

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/fr/detail.jsf?docId=WO20...

double
Qui vaut deux fois une quantité donnée.
https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/double

Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 18:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  david henrion: je suis plus d'accord avec celui-ci, et avec l'explication.
2 mins
  -> Merci, David.
agree  Tony M
50 mins
  -> merci
agree  Maïté Mendiondo-George
1 hr
  -> merci
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Reference comments


3 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: :)

Reference information:
https://www.igen.fr/ios/2020/06/ios-14-lance-des-actions-qua...

david henrion
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Cyril Tollari
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