pointing devices
Screen navigation tools
Pointing devices are input tools that let users control a cursor or pointer on a screen.
The mouse is the most common, but the category includes trackpads, trackballs, styluses, and joysticks.
Touch screens blur the line—the finger becomes the pointing device.
Most laptops have built-in pointing devices.
- trackballRotatable sphere for navigation
- keyboardArray of input keys
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- joystickTilting lever for control
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
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