: 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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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 Low-code platforms can provide even more flexibility by providing point-and-click configuration capabilities that enable administrators to build and deploy business applications. Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Night Manor is a full-fledged point-and-click adventure title. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024 In most matches, two players or teams enter the fray, pick their lane, and point-and-click their way to victory. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024 Body and Mind Senua’s Saga isn't a slow, point-and-click adventure, though. PCMAG, 21 May 2024 Developed by Interplay as a spiritual successor to its 1988 game, Wasteland, the first Fallout (as well as its sequel) play as isometric (read: bird’s-eye view) styled point-and-click adventure that feels exceptionally dated. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024 Complex keyboard commands and dedicated keys were replaced with point-and-click operations, pull-down menus, draggable windows and icons, and systemwide undo, cut, copy and paste. Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024 Fans of Sierra Entertainment’s point-and-click adventure games may have noticed him as Dr. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, which released in 1993. Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023

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 21 Nov. 2024.

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