trackball
noun
track·ball
ˈtrak-ˌbȯl 
: a ball that is mounted usually in a computer console so as to be only partially exposed and that is rotated to control the movement of a cursor on a display
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The availability and variety of adaptive keyboards, trackballs, joystick mice and touchpads have increased significantly compared to a decade ago.
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Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Instead of a mouse pad, there’s a tactile trackball beside a cross-shaped directional pad.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
Super Monkey Ball requires players to tilt and roll a series of complex floating platforms to control the monkey’s movements, so Sega designed the original arcade versions of the game with an oversize trackball controller.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 26 June 2024
The device is a touch more than half the price of the company’s $895 Micro Panel, which features three weighted trackballs and 12 control knobs, like the new Micro Color Panel, but only connects via USB-C and lacks the iPad slot.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2024
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Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Instead of a mouse pad, there’s a tactile trackball beside a cross-shaped directional pad.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
Super Monkey Ball requires players to tilt and roll a series of complex floating platforms to control the monkey’s movements, so Sega designed the original arcade versions of the game with an oversize trackball controller.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 26 June 2024
The device is a touch more than half the price of the company’s $895 Micro Panel, which features three weighted trackballs and 12 control knobs, like the new Micro Color Panel, but only connects via USB-C and lacks the iPad slot.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Trackball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackball. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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trackball
noun
track·ball
ˈtrak-ˌbȯl
: a ball that is mounted usually in a computer console so as to be only partially exposed and that is rotated to control the movement of a cursor on a display
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