mouse wheel

Finger-spun navigation dial

A mouse wheel is the small ridged wheel between the buttons on a computer mouse, rolled with the index finger to scroll through documents and web pages.

Also called a scroll wheel.

Clicking it often activates special functions like auto-scroll or opens links in new tabs.

computing

scroll

Wound document of parchment

hardware · sensor · tilt · optical · laser · wireless · Bluetooth · USB · ergonomics · customization

Categories
Opposites
input method for scrolling/navigation

mouse wheeltrackpad

Laptop pointing device

touchscreen · swipe · touchpad · voice control · eye tracking

scrolling method

mouse wheelclick and drag

Mouse-based file movement

pinch to zoom · arrow keys

Family

wheel, mouse, wheels, wheeled, wheeling, mousing, mouser, wheeler, wheelwright

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