What is the equivalent of a click in a touch screen with the finger?

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In computing, "an act of pressing a button on a mouse or similar device is called" : click.

Does the action of pressing or touching the screen with the finger has a special name?

Related: Click or tap and similar question on User Experience: 1 | 2 — Andrew Leach, Jan 6 '17 at 22:05
If you are looking for a technical term, then you are better off asking on a technical Stack. The general public may tap, touch, push, press, and any number of other things. — choster, Jan 6 '17 at 22:23

Hugo · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-06 22:04:10Z

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When using your finger on a touchscreen, this is usually called a tap.

answered Jan 6 '17 at 22:04

Hugo

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Except when you keep doing it it becomes a smudge.
– Hot Licks
Jan 6 '17 at 22:39
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A click is a tap, a double-click is a double-tap, a click and hold is (I usually hear) a tap-and-a-half (that is, tap once, and hold the second time tapping instead of lifting again).
– Megha
Jan 7 '17 at 3:52

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