mouse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mouse	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for mouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mouse n any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye Synonym(s): shiner, black eye, mouse person who is quiet or timid a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" Synonym(s): mouse, computer mouse v to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" Synonym(s): sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot manipulate the mouse of a computer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus, AS. m[umac]s, pl. m[ymac]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m[umac]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^s, Skr. m[umac]sh mouse, mush to steal. [fb]277. Cf. {Muscle}, {Musk}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of the family {Murid[91]}. The common house mouse ({Mus musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse ({Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse}, under {Meadow}, and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mousing}.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouse \Mouse\, v. t. 1. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] [bd][Death] mousing the flesh of men.[b8] --Shak. 2. (Naut.) To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See {Mouse}, n., 2.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Mouse A mighty small {macro} language developed by Peter Grogono in 1975. ["Mouse, A Language for Microcomputers", P. Grogono Petrocelli Books, 1983]. (1994-10-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mouse The most commonly used computer {pointing device}, first introduced by {Douglas Engelbart} in 1968. The mouse is a device used to manipulate an on-screen {pointer} that's normally shaped like an arrow. With the mouse in hand, the computer user can select, move, and change items on the screen. A conventional {roller-ball mouse} is slid across the surface of the desk, often on a {mouse mat}. As the mouse moves, a ball set in a depression on the underside of the mouse rolls accordingly. The ball is also in contact with two small shafts set at right angles to each other inside the mouse. The rotating ball turns the shafts, and sensors inside the mouse measure the shafts' rotation. The distance and direction information from the sensors is then transmitted to the computer, usually through a connecting wire - the mouse's "tail". The computer then moves the mouse pointer on the screen to follow the movements of the mouse. This may be done directly by the {graphics adaptor}, but where it involves the processor the task should be assigned a high {priority} to avoid any perceptible delay. Some mice are contoured to fit the shape of a person's right hand, and some come in left-handed versions. Other mice are symmetrical. Included on the mouse are usually two or three buttons that the user may press, or click, to initiate various actions such as running {programs} or opening {files}. The left-most button (the {primary mouse button}) is operated with the index finger to select and activate objects represented on the screen. Different {operating systems} and {graphical user interfaces} have different conventions for using the other button(s). Typical operations include calling up a {context-sensitive menu}, modifying the selection, or pasting text. With fewer mouse buttons these require combinations of mouse and keyboard actions. Between its left and right buttons, a mouse may also have a wheel that can be used for scrolling or other special operations defined by the software. Some systems allow the mouse button assignments to be swapped round for left-handed users. Just moving the pointer across the screen with the mouse typically does nothing (though some CAD systems respond to patterns of mouse movement with no buttons pressed). Normally, the pointer is positioned over something on the screen (an {icon} or a {menu} item), and the user then clicks a mouse button to actually affect the screen display. The five most common "gestures" performed with the mouse are: {point} (to place the pointer over an on-screen item), {click} (to press and release a mouse button), {double-click} {to press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession}, {right-click} (to press and release the right mouse button}, and {drag} (to hold down the mouse button while moving the mouse). Most modern computers include a mouse as standard equipment. However, some systems, especially portable {laptop} and {notebook} models, may have a {trackball}, {touchpad} or {Trackpoint} on or next to the {keyboard}. These input devices work like the mouse, but take less space and don't need a desk. Many other alternatives to the conventional roller-ball mouse exist. A {tailless mouse}, or {hamster}, transmits its information with {infrared} impulses. A {foot-controlled mouse (http://www.footmouse.com/)} is one used on the floor underneath the desk. An {optical mouse} uses a {light-emitting diode} and {photocells} instead of a rolling ball to track its position. Some optical designs may require a special mouse mat marked with a grid, others, like the Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, work on nearly any surface. {Yahoo! (http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Computers/Hardware/Peripherals/Input_Devices/Mice/)}. {(http://peripherals.about.com/library/weekly/aa041498.htm)}. {PC Guide's "Troubleshooting Mice" (http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/mice.htm)}. (1999-07-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mouse Heb. 'akhbar, "swift digger"), properly the dormouse, the field-mouse (1 Sam. 6:4). In Lev. 11:29, Isa. 66:17 this word is used generically, and includes the jerboa (Mus jaculus), rat, hamster (Cricetus), which, though declared to be unclean animals, were eaten by the Arabs, and are still eaten by the Bedouins. It is said that no fewer than twenty-three species of this group ('akhbar=Arab. ferah) of animals inhabit Palestine. God "laid waste" the people of Ashdod by the terrible visitation of field-mice, which are like locusts in their destructive effects (1 Sam. 6:4, 11, 18). Herodotus, the Greek historian, accounts for the destruction of the army of Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:35) by saying that in the night thousands of mice invaded the camp and gnawed through the bow-strings, quivers, and shields, and thus left the Assyrians helpless. (See {SENNACHERIB}.)