Talk:trichording

"usage as a verb is unattested": it's used that way many times in this thread alone

https://www.descentbb.net/viewtopic.php?t=20725

In addition, bichording is used and it's exactly the same thing except change "three axes/directions" to "two" (also from the same thread). Someone with knowledge of wiki editing could edit this in.

I don't know where the given etymology comes from but I don't have a better theory either.

Also these terms are more jargon than slang: it's the technical term for the trick and there's no other terms for it. (I'm an admin at a speedrunning website and know something about Descent). Also while it's true it's mostly used in context of Descent games, that's just because other 6dof games either don't have it or aren't as popular. Thus it should be considered a general term for any game where it works.

--85.76.64.9 18:55, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Trichording being from tri- + coord seems obvious, albeit its form might be influenced by chord (in the sense of musical chords). Most forums aren't considered durably archived sources under WT:CFI. — surjection ⟨?⟩ 20:24, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

I'm not sure: it could also refer to multiple keypresses, as with a "chording keyboard", or the multi-key "chords" used as shortcuts in software like Visual Studio. Coord(inate) feels less likely to me. Equinox ◑ 21:40, 24 September 2019 (UTC)