Definitions

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  • verb Present participle of chord.
  • adjective computing By means of which the user can enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys together instead of one after the other.

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Examples

  • You can get a total of six actions-each of the four buttons plus "chording" - pressing the top two or the bottom two at the same time.

    The Gadgeteer 2009

  • Additionally, the software enables "chording" to assign additional functions to combinations of trackball buttons.

    MacTech News 2010

  • "chording" mode in which playing notes correctly and forming basic guitar chords advances the game play.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • "chording" mode in which playing notes correctly and forming basic guitar chords advances the game play.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • "chording" mode in which playing notes correctly and forming basic guitar chords advances the game play.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • Expert chording text entry on the twiddler one-handed keyboard.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • Ardoin and McGee played with singular intimacy, the white man's fierce bow strokes and keening melody lines meshing instinctively with his Creole counterpart's hot, percussive chording.

    Album review: "Mama I'll Be Long Gone: The Complete Recordings of Amede Ardoin" 2011

  • There's a mesmerism akin to John Lee Hooker and Junior Kimbrough in the chording, hard-rock crunch, and political protest voiced by backing singers, all of which comes together for a singular concert experience.

    The Pop Scene: Around the World in Various Styles Andy Beta 2011

  • Ardoin and McGee played with singular intimacy, the white man's fierce bow strokes and keening melody lines meshing instinctively with his Creole counterpart's hot, percussive chording.

    Review: 'Mama, I'll Be Long Gone' finally delivers a Cajun innovator his honor 2011

  • Expert chording text entry on the twiddler one-handed keyboard.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

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