"pointing device" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pointing devices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pointing device (plural pointing devices)
  1. (computing) Any device, such as a mouse or trackball, used to control an on-screen pointer or cursor. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (Translations): Zeigegerät [neuter] (German), συσκευή κατάδειξης (syskeví katádeixis) [feminine] (Greek), pekdon [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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