spring-loaded mode

noun

A type of mode in a user interface that is kept in place only through some constant action on the part of the user.

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Meanings

nounspring-loaded mode (plural spring-loaded modes)

plural spring-loaded modes

  1. computingA type of mode in a user interface that is kept in place only through some constant action on the part of the user.
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spring-loaded mode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring-loaded%20mode

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