technical tap

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Definition of technical tap in English English dictionary

A tap or a slap on a device in a way to either make it work correctly again, or break it completely. For example, hitting a TV to get its reception back, or hitting a jukebox back to life

Hyphenation

tech·ni·cal tap

Turkish pronunciation

teknîkıl täp

Synonyms

percussive maintenance

Pronunciation

/ˈteknəkəl ˈtap/ /ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtæp/

Etymology

() The phrase became popular in the Second Industrial Revolution, when sometimes vacuum tubes or soldered connections would become loose.