タップ

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タップする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a water tap or faucet. Common in everyday contexts.

Used for tapping a touchscreen or button. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

tap dance

abbreviation

Abbreviation of タップダンス. Used mainly in dance contexts.

〈物もの〉をタップするto tap something on a touchscreen
画が面めん上じょうのアイコンをタップした。
I tapped the icon on the screen.
タップをひねるto turn a tap on or off
タップをひねって水みずを止とめた。
I turned the tap to stop the water.
タップを踏ふむto tap dance
彼かの女じょは舞ぶ台たいの上うえでタップを踏ふんだ。
She tap-danced on the stage.

蛇じゃ口ぐちN3sense 1
蛇口 is the native Japanese word for a water faucet, while タップ is a loanword used somewhat more casually for the same fixture.
ノックN3
ノック describes a light tap or click (like a retractable pen), whereas タップ is used specifically for tapping a touchscreen or similar surface.

クリックN3sense 2
クリック means to click with a mouse button, while タップ means to tap a touchscreen, so the two describe different input actions that learners often conflate.

口くちN5
Used for faucets/taps as openings or spouts; this is the natural counter here.

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Borrowed from English 'tap'. The electrical sense is also from English technical usage.