TAP (novelette)
"TAP" is a 1995 science fiction novelette by Australian writer Greg Egan. It is set in a near-future society in which brain implants allow immersive virtual reality. The implants also allow a new kind of language called TAP, Total Affective Protocol. TAP is essentially a way of making qualia into words. TAP words can be read like English, or invoked to be experienced, like virtual reality. Reception
"TAP" was a finalist for the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. References

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1995 short stories
Fiction about virtual reality
Australian science fiction short stories
Short stories by Greg Egan
Works originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction
1990s science fiction works