Pointing device
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A pointing device is a human interface device that allows a user to input spatial data to a computer. Graphical user interfaces and CAD systems allow the user to control and provide data to the comput
A computer mouse
Touchpad and a pointing stick on an IBM notebook
Trackpoint
An elder 3D mouse
Computer mouse
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A computer mouse is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer on a display, which allows
Pointing device
…Graphical user interfaces (GUI) and CAD systems allow the user to control and provide data to the computer using physical gestures by moving a hand-held mouse or similar device across the surface of the physical desktop and activating switches on the mouse. Movements of the pointing device are echoed on the…
A wired computer mouse with two buttons (left and right), a scroll wheel (which functions as a button when pressed) and a cable to plug into the computer
A wireless computer mouse
A computer mouse is named for its resemblance to the rodent.
Inventor Douglas Engelbart holding the first computer mouse, showing the wheels that make contact with the working surface