click

hardware To press and release a button on a mouse or

other pointing device. This generates an event, also

specifying the screen position, which is processed by the

window manager or application program. On a mouse with

more than one button, the unqualified term usually implies

pressing the left-most button (with the right index finger),

other buttons would be qualified, e.g. "right-click".

Keyboard modifiers may also be used, e.g. "shift-click",

meaning to hold down the shift key on the keyboard while

clicking the mouse button.

If the mouse moves while the button is pressed then this is a

drag.

(1995-03-14)