Click: meaning, definitions and examples

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click

[ klɪk ]

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on a button

To press down and release a button or key on a mouse or keyboard.

Synonyms

activate, press, select

Examples of usage

Click on the link to open the webpage.
You need to click twice to select the text.

Translations

Translations of the word "click" in other languages:

🇵🇹 clicar

🇮🇳 क्लिक करें

🇩🇪 klicken

🇮🇩 klik

🇺🇦 клацати

🇵🇱 kliknąć

🇯🇵 クリックする

🇫🇷 cliquer

🇪🇸 hacer clic

🇹🇷 tıklamak

🇰🇷 클릭하다

🇸🇦 انقر

🇨🇿 kliknout

🇸🇰 kliknúť

🇨🇳 点击

🇸🇮 klikniti

🇮🇸 smella

🇰🇿 шерту

🇬🇪 დაჭერა

🇦🇿 klikləmək

🇲🇽 hacer clic

Word origin

The word 'click' originated in the late 16th century, imitating the sound of a light sharp noise. Over the years, it has evolved to represent the action of pressing a mouse button or a keyboard key. The term has become widely used in the digital age to describe the act of selecting or activating an item on a screen with a mouse or a touchpad.

See also: autoclicker, clicker, clicking.