click
noun [C] (COMPUTER OPERATION) /klɪk/Definition
A2 the act of pressing a button on the mouse (= small control device) of a computer to operate itOperating computers
(Definition of click noun (COMPUTER OPERATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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