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mouse click

(also mouse-click)
 
 
noun [C] IT, INTERNET

Definition

the action of clicking with a computer mouse in order to perform a task or select something on a screen: You can specify the amount and make the payment with just a couple of mouse clicks. Once your client is on the internet, he is only a mouse-click away from your competitors.
(Definition of mouse click noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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