Tappigraphy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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"
Example
More examples"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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