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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a single tap" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a quick action, typically involving touching a screen or surface once, often in the context of technology or user interfaces.
Example: "To unlock your phone, simply perform a single tap on the screen."
Alternatives: "one tap" or "a quick tap".
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Choosing the full word takes just a single tap.
A single tap on the gourd signaled the students to rise to one knee.
A single tap on the opponent's Pokémon launches the standard attack.
With a single tap, he sorts his movies by director, genre or lead actor.
This lets customers redeem vouchers, loyalty card points and make payments with a single tap of the phone.
Then, with a single tap, you are ready to upload: to Twitter, to Facebook, to Instagram, each likeness accompanied by a self-referential hashtag.
On the Mexican side, whole settlements share a single tap if they're lucky and walk 20 miles to the nearest water supply if they are not.
From now on, "2 double tap" shows up on the final AssistiveTouch panel, called Favorites, ready to trigger with a single tap by a single finger or stylus.
The Basque r, made by a single tap of the tongue against the roof of the mouth, contrasts with a rolled or trilled r, written rr.
A single tap brings up the row of page thumbnails across the bottom — but only in magazines, not books or newspapers.
We're still sleeping on concrete with the cockroaches, and still share a single tap of Nile water, but now we get (almost) daily exercise and showers.
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