pointing device
Screen navigation tool
A pointing device is computer hardware that controls an on-screen cursor or pointer—a mouse, trackpad, trackball, or stylus.
The term groups these input devices by function rather than form: all translate physical movement into cursor movement.
The laptop's pointing device stopped responding.
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- wireless mouseUntethered input device
- trackballRotatable sphere for navigation
- click and dragMouse-based file movement
- right clickMouse action for options
drag and drop · cursor · touchpad · mechanical mouse · stylus · joystick · graphics tablet · optical sensor · touchscreen interface · puck · light pen · imager · trackpoint · digitizer · game controller · trackpad · scroll wheel · imagers
pointing devicekeyboard
Array of input keys
keypad · speech recognition · numeric keypad · command line interface · barcode scanner
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