point-and-click

[ point-n-klik ]

adjective

, Computers.

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of point-and-click¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

A treacherous puzzle that lies near the end of Myst, the 1993 point-and-click video game, involves a pipe organ and a spaceship.

From New York Times

A video game designer in his mid-40s, Cawthon is the sole creator of one of the past decade’s most successful indie franchises, a low-budget point-and-click horror series that has become its own sprawling empire.

From New York Times

The game was created by Daedalic Entertainment, a developer more commonly known for point-and-click adventure games, where the player typically controls their character through a point and click interface using a computer mouse.

From BBC

“Return to Monkey Island,” the revitalization of a franchise that had lain dormant since 2009, was a glorious callback to a largely bygone era of point-and-click adventure games.

From Los Angeles Times

Return to Monkey Island, the new entry in the popular point-and-click series from Ron Gilbert, will be released on September 19th, which just so happens to be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, according to a trailer shown at the Gamescom Opening Night Live event.

From The Verge