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trackball::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | electronic device |
a trackball is essentially an upside-down mouse.
Examples of trackball
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The designer, based in New York, has endured one too many trackball transplants.
From the businessweek.com
For example, I use trackball mouse in order to minimize repetitive wrist motion.
From the heraldtribune.com
The trackball replaces a computer mouse and uses a large ball for cursor motion.
From the sciencedaily.com
The trackball repair business won't fade immediately, according to Naftchi, 47.
From the businessweek.com
To select, one needs only to press in on the trackpad just as with the trackball.
From the online.wsj.com
Personally I used the Tour for several weeks and didn't see any trackball issues.
From the techcrunch.com
Instead, you rely on a trackball and PlayStation-like controls to move around.
From the usatoday.com
In 2006, the scroll wheel was replaced with a trackball on the front of the device.
From the online.wsj.com
When introduced in May 1994 it replaced the trackball of previous PowerBook models.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen; "a trackball is essentially an upside-down mouse"
- A trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes--like an upside-down mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with the thumb, fingers, or the palm of the hand to move a cursor. ...
- A pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket
- (Trackballs) Marble Madness kind of games.
- A type of pointing device; essentially being an upside down mouse of the mechanical or optomechanical type, complete with buttons. The unit is stationary (may even be keyboard mounted), does not need maneuver space, and the roller is directly manipulated by the user. ...
- An optical device used to control on-screen movement along the X and Y axes. As the ball is rolled the on-screen cursor (or arcade game image) is moved correspondingly.
- A type of input device that works much like a mouse, except the user manipulates a ball that moves the cursor around the screen.
- A rollerball device set in a case used to move the cursor on a computer s display screen.
- A kind of upside-down mouse; you use your thumb or index figure to roll a ball on top of the mouse, while the whole contraption stays stationary.
