double-clicked; double-clicking; double-clicks
: to choose (something on a computer screen) by quickly pressing a button on a computer mouse or other device two times
Double-click the icon to start the program.
—often + on
: the act of selecting something on a computer screen by quickly pressing a button on a mouse or some other device two times
A double click with the mouse will start the program.
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PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
To start it up, double-click the Archy executable in the installed folder, and the default document will appear.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
Or a quick double click and the zebra stripes part just enough to allow 50% light in and give me the ability to see outside, depending on the mood.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025
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Verb
You may be required to authenticate the data being shared by double-clicking the side button once again.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
To start it up, double-click the Archy executable in the installed folder, and the default document will appear.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Let’s double click on this idea.
—Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
Or a quick double click and the zebra stripes part just enough to allow 50% light in and give me the ability to see outside, depending on the mood.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Double-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-click. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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