foldsalternates
Foldsalternates is a term that has appeared in limited, informal contexts to describe a class of crease patterns or folding sequences in sheet folding where the operations alternate in a regular pattern. There is no formal definition in standard origami literature, and the term is not widely adopted across communities.
Etymology and usage: The word is a portmanteau of "fold" and "alternates." It seems to have emerged
Applications: In practice, foldsalternate patterns are used in origami design and instruction to teach or illustrate
Examples: A simple example is a square sheet folded along evenly spaced lines with valley, then mountain,
Limitations: Because foldsalternates is not standardized, different sources may describe or implement the concept differently. Readers
See also: crease pattern, valley fold, mountain fold, origami tessellation, paper folding.