: of, relating to, or being a computer interface that allows the activation of a file or function by selection with a pointing device (such as a mouse)

Examples of point-and-click in a Sentence

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The advent of point-and-click adventure games like LucasArts’ The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) pushed immersion even further with deeper exploration and plodding mysteries to solve. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025 This means incorporating additional ways of interacting beyond point-and-click, such as text, voice, images and documents, and designing intent/knowledge-harvesting journeys that can capture feedback, additional context and decision-making rationales that can be leveraged later. Lucas Persona, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 In collaboration with Gearbox, Telltale Games applied their trademark episodic point-and-click adventure format to the franchise and created a game with a bigger focus on characters and decision-making. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 May 2025 Mouse play hints at a world of less floaty point-and-click possibilities. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 Nothing in these point-and-click worlds is sacred, even if their soundtracks are, and Richardson’s bonkers collages make magnificent backdrops for solving satisfyingly complex puzzles. Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024 Ideas-as-inventory is an elegant revision of point-and-click mechanics, transforming what can often feel like an opaque and sometimes clunky genre into something more supple, streamlined, and modern. Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point-and-click was in 1983

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“Point-and-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-click. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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