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point-and-click
[ point-n-klik ]
adjective
, Computers.
- of or denoting an interface with which the user typically interacts by using a mouse to move the cursor and then clicking on a screen object.
point-and-click
adjective
- computing of or relating to the way a computer mouse can be used to select and operate functions from a computer screen
a bright and cheerful point-and-click interface
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Word History and Origins
Origin of point-and-click1
First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences
In the early 1980s, as Apple was developing the first mouse-based point-and-click system, developers ran into a puzzling question.
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