Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ball mounted in a stationary housing and rotated to control a pointer on a computer screen.
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- noun computing A
pointing device consisting of aball housed in asocket
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen
Etymologies
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Examples
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It feels faster and navigating with the trackball is actually easier than using your fingers.
Cupcake Adds Touchscreen Keyboard And More To Android | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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For that alone I am glad the trackball is there .... akbar56
Boing Boing 2008
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For that alone I am glad the trackball is there .... akbar56
Boing Boing 2008
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For that alone I am glad the trackball is there .... akbar56
Boing Boing 2008
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Surprise, the left-click on my trackball was all worn out!
Back again. Saner, but not by much. p_n_elrod 2009
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You use the whole palm to move the trackball, which is the size of an orange.
Firefox extensions I'm trying out; and a new trackball Jonathan Aquino 2007
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The trackball is a little oversensitive, but adjustable.
Sony VAIO P 2009
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At the first sign of mouse-induced discomfort, try an alternative device like a trackball, which is a stationary device that you manipulate by rotating a ball instead of moving a mouse across the desk.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Atop the aluminum structure sits a modified computer trackball pointer, with a Ping-Pong ball in place of the usual trackball, which is heavier.
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At the first sign of mouse-induced discomfort, try an alternative device like a trackball, which is a stationary device that you manipulate by rotating a ball instead of moving a mouse across the desk.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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