mouseclicks

Digital button presses

Mouseclicks are the actions of pressing a computer mouse button, or the sounds those presses make.

The term often appears in contexts emphasizing repetitive digital tasks: It only takes a few mouseclicks to order online.

Sometimes used to suggest ease or simplicity, sometimes tedium.

Also spelled as two words: mouse clicks.

interface

cursor

On-screen position indicator

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

select · navigate · drag · scroll · hover · menu · dropdown · toolbar · desktop · window

tracking

analytics

Systematic examination of datasets

clickstream · conversion · clickthrough · CTR · session · pageview · funnel · data · monitoring · clickbait

sound

tapping

Repeated light striking

staccato · audible · feedback · mechanical · tactile · keypresses · typing · noise · ambient · workspace

repetitive

RSI

Chronic motion damage

  • ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
  • strainExcessive stretching force
  • fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion

repetition · workday · tedium · automation · macro · shortcut · efficiency · productivity · tendinitis · overuse

Opposites
input method

mouseclickskeystrokes

Button presses when typing

keypresses · voice commands · brain-computer interface · typing · eye tracking

interaction style

mouseclicksdrag and drop

Mouse-based file relocation

scrolling · hovering · swiping · pinching · long press

Family

mouseclick

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