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
Touchpad
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A touchpad or trackpad is a type of pointing device. Its largest component is a tactile sensor: an electronic device with a flat surface that detects the position and motion of a user's fingers, and t
Pointing device
…devices featuring multi-touch finger-input with capacitive touchscreens have become more popular than stylus-driven devices in the smartphone market. A touchpad or trackpad is a flat surface that can detect finger contact. It is a stationary pointing device, commonly used on laptop computers. At least one…
Closeup of a touchpad on an Asus ROG Strix G15 laptop
Closeup of a touchpad on a MacBook 2015 laptop
Computer keyboard with integrated touchpad made by Cherry
A BlackBerry Curve smartphone with an optical trackpad (circled in red)