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  • noun Plural form of quasimode.

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Examples

  • Also it requires you to hold down Caps Lock - quasimodes are great for a lot of things, but probably not for a launcher app.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2007

  • Also it requires you to hold down Caps Lock - quasimodes are great for a lot of things, but probably not for a launcher app.

    (Windows) SlickRun: Looks cool with a large font Jonathan Aquino 2007

  • Most of them used quasimodes to select text, often activated by touching the iPhone's screen with a second finger.

    Daring Fireball 2009

  • We are so used to avoiding modes and using quasimodes instead that it often becomes hard to think outside of this box.

    Daring Fireball 2009

  • In some cases, modes may even be preferable to quasimodes or to a non-modal interface.

    Daring Fireball 2009

  • Most of them used quasimodes to select text, often activated by touching the iPhone's screen with a second finger.

    MyAppleMenu 2009

  • On desktop computer systems, quasimodes are often used when modes are not avoidable.

    MyAppleMenu 2009

  • In some cases, modes may even be preferable to quasimodes or to a non-modal interface.

    MyAppleMenu 2009

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