I think this is at least tangentially relayed to what you’re asking:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaison_(French)

Edit: Actually this might be the exact opposite of what you’re asking…

Are you ok @pipedlinkbot?

I really miss small phones. Used to be a time when manufacturers were competing to make them as small as possible and Dell’s 5" phone was universally mocked as too big.

This sounds really interesting and something I’d be able to help with. Any tips on getting started helping folks out?