leftclick

Primary pointer action

To leftclick is to press the left button on a computer mouse, the standard action for selecting items, opening files, and activating links.

Since most mice default to left-button primary actions, leftclick often just means click: Leftclick the icon to open the program.

Sometimes written as two words or hyphenated.

interface

cursor

On-screen position indicator

  • pointerReference to memory location
  • buttonDisc through a hole
  • iconPictorial screen symbol

link · hyperlink · menu · checkbox · dropdown · widget · GUI · clickable · hover · target

action

press

Apply force downward

confirm · trigger · initiate · open · launch · choose · submit · interact · engage · navigate

hardware

mouse

Small gnawing mammal

button

contrast

drag

Resistance through fluid

Opposites
mouse button

leftclickrightclick

Secondary mouse button action

right-click · right click · middle-click

click type/gesture

leftclickdrag

Resistance through fluid

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

Family

left, click, lefts, clicks, clicked, clicking, clicker, clickers, leftward

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G