pointing device

computer input device used to move the pointer (e.g. mouse or trackpad)
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pointing device

Summary

pointing device draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #159 of 764).[1]

Key Facts

  • pointing device's image is recorded as 3-Tasten-Maus Microsoft.jpg[2].
  • pointing device's image is recorded as Touchpad - Trackpoint.jpg[3].
  • pointing device's subclass of is recorded as input device[4].
  • pointing device's subclass of is recorded as human interface device[5].
  • pointing device's has use is recorded as clicking[6].
  • pointing device's has use is recorded as dragging[7].
  • pointing device's has use is recorded as scrolling[8].
  • pointing device's Commons category is recorded as Pointing devices[9].
  • pointing device's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/064m6[10].
  • pointing device's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pointing devices[11].
  • pointing device's Commons gallery is recorded as Pointing device[12].
  • pointing device's uses is recorded as mouse cursor[13].
  • pointing device's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01803997n[14].
  • pointing device's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122h69ts[15].
  • pointing device's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as pointing-devices[16].
  • pointing device's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 133489148[17].
  • pointing device's IEV number is recorded as 171-04-40[18].
  • pointing device's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C133489148[19].
  • pointing device's digital equivalent of is recorded as pointer[20].
  • pointing device's FOLDOC ID is recorded as mouse[21].

Why It Matters

pointing device draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #159 of 764).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). pointing device. Retrieved March 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pointing-device
MLA “pointing device.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pointing-device.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pointing-device_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pointing device}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pointing-device}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-08}}
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