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Everything about Swype

Virtual keyboard application

Swype was a virtual keyboard for touchscreen smartphones and tablets originally developed by Swype Inc., founded in 2002, where the user enters words by sliding a finger or stylus from the first letter of a word to its last letter, lifting only between words. It uses error-correction algorithms and a language model to predict the intended word. It also includes a predictive text system, handwriting and speech recognition support. Swype was first commercially available on the Samsung Omnia II running Windows Mobile, and was originally pre-loaded on specific devices. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: SwypeA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Swyped OutThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Type, Talk, or Swype: Characterizing and comparing energy consumption of mobile input modalitiesCited 6 times
  4. Go sideways: Microsoft SwiftKeyA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Dragon DictationA closely related topic

đź“– Definitions

Noun Obsolete form of swipe.

Verb Obsolete form of sweep.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Software
  2. Availability

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

đź“š Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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