right-click

[ rahyt-klik ]

verb (used without object)

1. to depress the right-hand mouse button, as to display a menu.

verb (used with object)

1. to click on (a screen object) by depressing the right-hand mouse button:

   to right-click a file to view its properties.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-click¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

To obtain a link to a particular page, right-click on the page number and copy the link.

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