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    Definition of “trackball” - English Dictionary

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    trackballnoun [ C ]

    uk ​ /ˈtræk.bɔːl/ us ​ /ˈtræk.bɔːl/

    › a ball on the keyboard of a laptop or other computer that you roll with your finger in order to move the cursor on the screen

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    (Definition of “trackball” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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    • trackball…

    • 跟踪球,轨迹球(膝上型电脑或其它电脑键盘上的一个球,你用手指滚动之,以便移动屏幕上的鼠标指针)…

    • 跟蹤球,軌跡球(筆記型電腦或其他電腦鍵盤上的一個球,用手指滾動之,就能移動螢幕上的滑鼠遊標)…

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