Tappigraphy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The analysis of tapping, scrolling and other interactions with a smartphone. uncountable

    "We compared two standard methods used to estimate sleep with that of a new tappigraphy-based algorithm based on the gaps in smartphone usage. Pooling all of the measurements together (by concatenating the sleep-related estimates obtained from each participant), we found strong correlations between the putative sleep times determined by actigraphy versus tappigraphy"

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"We compared two standard methods used to estimate sleep with that of a new tappigraphy-based algorithm based on the gaps in smartphone usage. Pooling all of the measurements together (by concatenating the sleep-related estimates obtained from each participant), we found strong correlations between the putative sleep times determined by actigraphy versus tappigraphy"

Etymology

From tap + -i- + -graphy. Coined by Anna Kutschireiter circa 2019.

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