pointing device

noun

, Computers.

1. an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointing device¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Allessandro uses head movement to control a wireless pointing device.

From BBC

The company will consider customers who received replacements of a “topcase” — which includes the battery, the touch-sensitive pointing device known as a trackpad, the speakers and the keyboard — or of a “keycap,” which refers to the covers for letters on the keyboard.

From New York Times

For the uninitiated, a trackball is a pointing device similar to a mouse, except you use a tiny rolling sphere to move your cursor instead of moving the entire device.

From The Verge

There is no trackpad or pointing device, however.

From The Verge

The Portégé X30L-J with its Accupoint pointing device.

From The Verge