SINCE 1828
double-click
verb
double-clicked;
double-clicking;
double-clicks
Definition of double-click
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
double click
nounDefinition of double click (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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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