"point-and-click" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} point-and-click (not comparable)
  1. (computing) With which the user interacts by pointing and clicking, using a mouse or similar device. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-point-and-click-en-adj-JKhlIpt2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (photography, of a camera) Point-and-shoot. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-point-and-click-en-adj-nsKCmf-r Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 81 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: drag and drop

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