computer mouse

Also known as mice, computer mice, mouses, mouse

hand-held device used to move a pointer on a computer display

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A computer mouse is a small hand-held device that you move around on a surface to control a pointer on your computer screen. It lets you select and interact with items on your screen without having to use a keyboard, making it easier and faster to navigate and use your computer.

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exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03793489-n
Unicode character: 🖯
inception: 1963-01-01
Commons category: Computer mice
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/mouse
Commons gallery: Computer mouse
short name: pele

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A wired computer mouse with two buttons (left and right), a scroll wheel (which functions as a button when pressed) and a USB-A cable (commonly) to plug into the computer for the mouse to work A wireless computer mouse with two buttons (left and right), a scroll wheel (which functions as a button when pressed), a USB-A plug (usually stored on the bottom) that gets plugged in the computer to communicate with the mouse wirelessly and uses a USB-C cable (commonly) to charge or the use of batteries

A computer mouse (plural mice; rarely mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer (called a cursor) on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface of a computer.