misclick

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ click.

Pronunciation

Noun

misclick (plural misclicks)

  1. (computing) A click of a computer mouse that is inaccurate and therefore fails to perform the desired action.
    Synonym: clicko
    Coordinate term: mistap
    • 2005, Katrin Eismann, Wayne Palmer, Photoshop restoration and retouching:
      It takes time, dedication, curiosity, and a hint of stubbornness to get past the missteps and misclicks. Every image you work on today teaches you strategy and skills for the image you'll open tomorrow.

Verb

misclick (third-person singular simple present misclicks, present participle misclicking, simple past and past participle misclicked)

  1. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To perform an erroneous click with a computer mouse.
    Coordinate term: mistap

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