 In Ancient Greece snapping of fingers was used by musicians and dancers as a way to keep the rhythm and it was known with the words "ἀποληκέω" ("apolekeo"), "ἀποκρότημα" ("apokrotema") (from the verb "ἀποκροτέω" - "apokroteo", "to snap the fingers") and "ἐπίπταισμα" ("epiptaisma").Finger snapping is still common in modern Greece.Finger snapping may be used as a substitute for hand clapping.