left-click

Primary pointer action

Left-click is to press the left button on a computer mouse, typically to select items, activate links, or confirm actions.

It's the default click—when instructions say simply "click," they mean left-click.

The term also functions as a noun: a single left-click opens the file.

Contrast with right-click, which usually opens context menus.

interface

mouse

Small gnawing mammal

button · desktop · icon · touchpad · peripheral · ergonomic · optical · wireless · sensitivity

selection

cursor

On-screen position indicator

pick · activate · mark · focus · checkbox · radio · icon · menu · dropdown · file

action

execute

Carry out fully

launch · confirm · submit · drag · drop · press · tap · hold · release · gesture

navigation

browser

Web access program

  • hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
  • URLWeb location identifier
  • webpageSingle online document

link · tab · bookmark · homepage · back · forward · breadcrumb · sidebar · toolbar · anchor

Categories
Opposites
mouse button action

left-clickright-click

Secondary mouse button press

right click · middle-click

mouse interaction type

left-clickdrag

Resistance through fluid

drag-and-drop · click and drag · hover · double-click · long press

Family

left, click, clicking, clicks, clicked, mouselike, double-click, right-click

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G