What do you call a very long line of the same character, which happens when the button is being continuously pressed? It may be accidentally or on purpose (for a visual effect). I've tried googling long chain of characters
or stack key
but neither is correct.
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With my computer science background I'd call it a long string of characters -- but otherwise I know of no common term for this. You do your best to describe what you mean and hope the listener understands.– AndrewSep 9, 2017 at 7:07
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I think that would make a valid answer: long repeated string of characters– OokerSep 9, 2017 at 7:12
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It's an answer, but not the answer. My official answer is that there is no official answer :)– AndrewSep 9, 2017 at 7:19
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1I might be tempted to call it an Onomatopoeia, but it doesn't really fit. I would be surprised if this style doesn't have a name.– PolygnomeSep 9, 2017 at 12:05
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1lengthening a vowel sound for visual or aural effect.– LambieFeb 16, 2018 at 18:30
3 Answers
Lengthening a vowel sound for aural or visual effect.
The explanation given in this blog is the right idea but poorly expressed because it is the vowel sounds only that make the word longer when spoken: I Can Lengthen My Words and So Can Youuuuuuu
Visually, it would be: repeating a single character repeatedly for visual effect.
The two ideas are not in the same space.
Concatenated
I do this aaaaaalllll the time, usually with awesoooommmmeee! My friends now even say 'awesomie' verbally which is a bit wierd!
I'm borrowing 'concatenated' which is used in computing where strings of characters are glued together for various reasons into data strings.
Concatenate means 'to link things together in a chain or series'.
I'm saying that the repeated letters are joined together, like a chain.
https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=concatenate&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-sg&client=safari
loooooooooong chaiiiin of character ...
I second Andrew's statement: I guess there is no word for it. By the way, in German there is no word for it too.
Note: I am neither a native speaker nor an expert - I am just trying to help.