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pointing device
noun
, Computers.
- an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pointing device1
First recorded in 1970–75
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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.
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The Portégé X30L-J with its Accupoint pointing device.
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