Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To click the secondary button of a mouse having two buttons with different functions.
  • intransitive verb To click the secondary button of (a mouse).
  • intransitive verb To click on (an icon) with the secondary button of a mouse.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb intransitive, computing To press the right-hand button on a computer mouse.
  • verb transitive, computing To activate an item on the screen by right-clicking while the pointer is over it.

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Examples

  • If you right-click on the panorama and then select 'little planet' you get a yoga planet of legs ....

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Finally, an important 'easter egg' - for the super-psychedelic experience, be sure to right-click on the panorama and select either 'little planet' or 'stereographic' projection and zoom out.

    Stupendous coral reef panorama - Boing Boing 2009

  • Banshee 1.5.3 also adds the ability to edit this artwork either by drag n 'dropping new artwork into the corner or via right-click.

    Archive 2010-01-01 2010

  • If you right-click on the panorama and then select 'little planet' you get a yoga planet of legs ....

    Panorama of yogi feet in the air - Boing Boing 2009

  • Banshee 1.5.3 also adds the ability to edit this artwork either by drag n 'dropping new artwork into the corner or via right-click.

    Archive 2010-01-01 2010

  • Click through the folders to find whatever file you want - and when you right-click on the file, several context-appropriate command options pop-up: Preview to see a graphic image or hear play a music file in a mini-player, Download, Copy, Rename, Share and more.

    Robert J. Elisberg: The Writers Workbench: Home Networks Robert J. Elisberg 2011

  • I right-click, trying to see if it's Flash or what.

    Dear Livejournal, You Suck julieandrews 2009

  • UPDATE 1: Cash4Gold has filed a defamation suit (right-click here and save to your harddrive to view the PDF) against the ex-employee who posted the below allegations against the company on ComplaintsBoard.

    10 Confessions Of A Cash4Gold Employee - The Consumerist 2009

  • One oddity: if you put a checkmark next to a file first, the right-click options change only to "Delete this file" - though all the aforementioned options remain under the "down arrow."

    Robert J. Elisberg: The Writers Workbench: Home Networks Robert J. Elisberg 2011

  • In Firefox, go to its Tools menu, select Add-Ons, click the Plug-Ins header and right-click on each Java item listed there and select "Disable."

    Faster Forward: More thoughts on junking Java Rob Pegoraro 2010

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