click
verb [I or T] (OPERATE COMPUTER) /klɪk/ specializedDefinition
A2 to carry out a computer operation by pressing a button on the mouse: If you want to open a file, click twice on the icon for it. When you have selected the file you want, click the 'Open' box.Operating computers
(Definition of click verb (OPERATE COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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