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long press

or longpress

noun

  1. (on a tablet or smartphone) the act of pressing one's finger down on an icon or other part of the screen for several seconds, as to activate a task or access additional options.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to press one's finger down for several seconds on (a part of a display screen):

    to long press the home button;

    to long press on the app icon.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of long press1

First recorded in 1990–95, for an earlier sense

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