mouse click

Button press action

A mouse click is a single press and release of a mouse button, the basic unit of interaction with a graphical computer interface.

Clicking selects items, activates buttons, and follows links.

A double-click—two rapid clicks—typically opens files or applications.

Right-clicking usually summons a context menu.

Give that icon a mouse click.

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select · highlight · context menu · trackpad · touchpad · desktop · icon · link · press · finger · hand · arrow · clicky · responsive · interface · navigate · browser · shortcut

Categories
Opposites
input method

mouse clickkeystroke

Single keyboard input

keyboard input · key press · voice command · touch input · gesture control

action vs. inaction

mouse clickhover

Remain suspended midair

inaction

discrete vs. continuous input

mouse clickclick and drag

Mouse-based file movement

drag · scrolling · long press

Family

mouse, click, mice, mousing, moused, clicks, clicked, clicking, clicker

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G