Definitions
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- noun computing, graphical user interface A
mode that remains activated only through some constant action on the part of theuser , such as holding down a certainkey on thekeyboard .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even the Palm Pre uses a quasimode to select text: the «select» quasimode is activated by holding down the shift key on the keyboard.
Daring Fireball 2009
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A quasimode is thus a benign, harmless version of a mode.
Daring Fireball 2009
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A quasimode is thus a benign, harmless version of a mode.
MyAppleMenu 2009
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Even the Palm Pre uses a quasimode to select text: the «select» quasimode is activated by holding down the shift key on the keyboard.
MyAppleMenu 2009
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Since the user has to keep the quasimode alive explicitly, there is no chance that he or she will be confused by the mode.
MyAppleMenu 2009
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Instead of using a quasimode, they introduced an actual, real mode.
MyAppleMenu 2009
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NARUYOSHI KIKUCHI DUB SEXTET/Sandii featuring SandiiBunbun and Earth Conscious/quasimode/
記事 - livedoor ニュース 2010
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