left-click

verb

ˈleft-ˈklik 

left-clicked; left-clicking; left-clicks

transitive + intransitive

: to press the leftmost button on a computer mouse or similar input device

There's an icon but when I left-click on it, I do not have any of the shortcuts I expect.

—John C. Dvorak

When purchasing an in-store computer, select the Start button, and left-click "Computer." A menu will pop up.

—Matthew Shepard

compare right-click

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above