double-click

[dub-uhl-klik]

dou·ble‐click

[dub-uhl-klik] Computers.
verb (used without object)
1.
to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
verb (used with object)
2.
to double-click (a mouse button) or double-click (a program, file, etc.)

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Double-click is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1980–85

double click, noun
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double-click definition

operating system
Two clicks of a mouse button made in rapid succession without moving the mouse. A double-click often combines the actions of selecting, and then activating an object in a GUI, e.g. selecting and opening a document. Some text editors use double-click to select the word under the mouse pointer.
When used as a verb it is often written as two words with a space instead of a hyphen.
(2006-07-09)

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