quasimode

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noun

A mode that remains activated only through some constant action on the part of the user, such as holding down a certain key on the keyboard.

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Meanings

nounquasimode (plural quasimodes)

plural quasimodes

  1. computingA mode that remains activated only through some constant action on the part of the user, such as holding down a certain key on the keyboard.
  2. natural sciencesA linear combination of modes of the universe that corresponds to a cavity resonance.

Origin

From quasi- + mode.

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APA

quasimode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasimode

MLA

“quasimode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasimode. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasimode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasimode.

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