mouseclick

Digital button press

A mouseclick is the act of pressing and releasing a button on a computer mouse, typically to select, activate, or interact with something on screen.

The left click is standard for selection; the right click usually opens context menus.

Also written as two words: a single mouse click.

interface

cursor

On-screen position indicator

icon · link · checkbox · radio button · toggle · dropdown · menu · dialog · tooltip · scrollbar

action

press

Apply force downward

  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • selectCarefully pick from options
  • activateCause to function

trigger · execute · confirm · submit · button · clickable · responsive

hardware

scroll wheel

Rotatable input for navigation

USB · peripheral · input device

navigation

browser

Web access program

  • hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
  • URLWeb location identifier
  • bookmarkLocation saver for pages

link · back button · forward · tab · navigate · redirect · homepage · webpage · breadcrumb · menu navigation

Opposites
input method

mouseclickkeystroke

Single keyboard input

keyboard input · voice command · eye tracking · speech recognition · keyboard shortcut

action vs. inaction

mouseclickidle

Without activity or purpose

inactivity · hover

Family

mouseclicks

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