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Long press

Updated: 08/08/2017 by Computer Hope
long press

With a multi-touch (touch screen) device, a long press is holding one's finger on the screen for a few seconds. Its purpose is to add the functionality of a second button where one does not exist. Microsoft Windows users could equate this action to right-clicking a desktop or laptop computer. Examples of devices that use this technology are smartphones and tablet computers.

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