right-click

 [rahyt-klik]

right-click

  [rahyt-klik] Computers.
verb (used without object)
1.
to depress the right-hand mouse button, as to display a menu.
verb (used with object)
2.
to click on (a screen object) by depressing the right-hand mouse button: to right-click a file to view its properties.
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Right-click is always a great word to know.
So is interleaving. Does it mean:
a small, very fast but not addressable memory used on some computers for executing instructions
a method for making data retrieval more efficient by rearranging the sectors on a hard disk so that the they can be read in alternating cycles
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right-click definition

hardware
To click the right-most mouse button on a mouse with more than one button. This usually performs a different function from the left button, e.g. displaying a context-sensitive menu (Microsoft Windows), extending the selection (X).
When used as a verb it is often written as two words with a space instead of a hyphen.
(2006-07-09)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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