"optical mouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optical mice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|optical mice}} optical mouse (plural optical mice)
  1. (computing) A mouse (pointing device) that uses a light source and a light detector (for example, an LED and an array of photodiodes) to detect movement, as opposed to the earlier mechanical mouse. Wikipedia link: optical mouse Categories (topical): Computing

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