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De - Pt| English Dictionary: pointing device | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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pointing device spatial data to a computer. {CAD} systems and {Graphical User Interfaces} (GUI) allow the user to control and provide data to the computer using physical "gestures" - {point}, {click}, and {drag} - typically by moving a hand-held {mouse} across the surface of the physical desktop and activating switches on the mouse. Movements of the pointing device are echoed on a graphical representation of a desktop on the screen by movements of the {mouse pointer} and other visual changes. While the most common pointing device by far is a mouse, other kinds include {tracker ball}, {trackpad}, {lightpen}, various kinds of {digitising tablets} which use a stylus, and even a special "{data glove}" that translates the user's movements to computer gestures. (1997-02-03) | |
