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Meaning:

initialism:

  • talk aloud protocol
  • think aloud protocol

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Noun:

  • A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
  • A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
  • A device used to dispense liquids.
  • A repeated touching of one's hands, foot or other body part.
  • A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
  • Device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls. from 20th c.

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Verb:

  • mechanical To cut an internal screw thread.
  • slangtransitive To have sexual intercourse with.
  • To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'. from mid-20th c.
  • To draw off liquid from a vessel
  • To furnish with taps.
  • To intercept a communication without authority.
  • To make a sharp noise.
  • To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection. from 19th c.
  • To strike lightly. from early 13th c.
  • To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

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