trackpad
Finger-controlled pointer surface
A trackpad is a flat, touch-sensitive surface built into laptops and some keyboards that serves as an alternative to a mouse.
Moving a finger across the pad controls the cursor on screen, and tapping or pressing it registers as a click.
Most trackpads also recognize multitouch gestures like pinching to zoom or swiping with two fingers to scroll.
The trackpad on my laptop stopped responding after the spill.
On-screen position indicator
- pointerReference to memory location
- clickBrief sharp noise
- scrollWound document of parchment
- dragResistance through fluid
hover · select · pan · glide · move · right-click · double-click · highlight
cursor
On-screen position indicator
drag · hover · select · pan · glide · move · right-click · double-click · highlight · precision
pinch
Squeeze with fingertips
tap · double-tap · scroll · flick · drag · spread · multi-touch · slide
laptop
Portable hinged computer
capacitive · bezel · USB · Bluetooth
- computer termsbit, byte, binary, cursor, click
- Computer PartsRAM, GPU, CPU, motherboard, processor
- controlsbutton, switch, dial, knob, lever
- input devicesmouse, keyboard, trackball, joystick, touchscreen
- user interfacestouchscreen, keyboard, mouse, button, cursor
- inputtyping, keyboard input, data entry, clicking, touch input
trackpadmouse
Small gnawing mammal
trackball · joystick · stylus · graphics tablet · mechanical mouse