"click wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: click wheels [plural]
Etymology: click + wheel Etymology templates: {{compound|en|click|wheel}} click + wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} click wheel (plural click wheels)
  1. The combination button/scroll wheel selection device of some iPods. Categories (topical): Apple Inc. Translations (button in iPod): napsautusrulla (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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