trackball

noun

track·​ball ˈtrak-ˌbȯl How to pronounce trackball (audio)
: 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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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 Then this Kensington Orbit trackball mouse was balky and didn’t help with a type of wrist pain that can affect parents who pick up small children. Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023 Several mice also come with trackballs, which reduce movement in your wrist, instead of underbody sensors, but these take some getting used to. Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for trackball 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trackball was in 1967

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“Trackball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackball. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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trackball

noun
track·​ball ˈtrak-ˌbȯl How to pronounce trackball (audio)
: 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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