scrollwheel

Finger-spun navigation dial

A scrollwheel is the small rotating wheel on a computer mouse, positioned between the left and right buttons, that allows users to scroll through documents, web pages, and other content without clicking.

Rolling it forward typically scrolls up, rolling backward scrolls down.

Many scrollwheels can also be clicked as a middle mouse button, and some tilt sideways for horizontal scrolling.

I wore out the scrollwheel on my old mouse from all that browsing.

scrolling

vertical

At right angles groundward

horizontalParallel to the horizon
scrollbarInterface navigation element
autoscrollAutomated content movement feature

line-by-line · flick · glide · momentum · inertia · direction · speed · precision · document · webpage

hardware

mouse

Small gnawing mammal

peripheralExternal computer add-on
trackballRotatable sphere for navigation
opticalOf vision or light

laser · wireless · Bluetooth · USB · ergonomic · gaming · sensitivity · driver · firmware · encoder

interaction

click

Brief sharp noise

rotateTurn about an axis
tiltAngular deviation from level
gestureCommunicative body movement

haptic · feedback · responsive · sensitivity · acceleration · control · adjust · volume · select · menu

zoom

magnify

Increase perceived size

enlargeIncrease in size
scaleMeasure of relative size
resizeChange an object's dimensions

increment · precision

Opposites

input mechanism type

scrollwheeltrackpad

Laptop pointing device

touchscreen · touchpad · arrow keys · trackball · gesture control

navigation method

scrollwheelswipe gesture

Touchscreen navigation motion

keyboard shortcuts · voice navigation · eye tracking

Family

scroll, wheel, scrolls, scrolled, scrolling, wheels, wheeled, wheeling, wheeler

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