right-click
verb
right-clicked; right-clicking
: to press the rightmost button on a computer mouse or similar input device
If you're using Chrome, Firefox or Safari 9, right-click on a browser tab and choose "Pin Tab."—
Kim Komando
Kim KomandoThe toolbar can be turned off by right-clicking it and deselecting it from Explorer's list of available toolbars.—Edward Mendelson
Edward MendelsonNote: In many modern computer interfaces, right-clicking will by default cause a menu of options to display. The specific options offered will vary according to the situation or chosen setup.
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There is a common language to each panel and situation that slowly seeps into your fingers, like moving between panels with the right stick, and holding the left trigger while clicking brings up a kind of right-click contextual actions menu.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
On most browsers, just right-click the tab and choose Reload (or press Ctrl+R on Windows or Cmd+R on Mac).
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Then right-click and select Show more options > Properties.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
If this does not work (as in one of my attempts), right-click on the .deb package and Choose Open With Other Application > Software Install.
—PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
The Secure Erase feature on the Data page enables a right-click option to overwrite files and folders before deletion, thereby foiling attempts at forensic recovery.
—PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
At the front end of the device is a wireless mouse, complete with left- and right-click buttons along with a scroll wheel.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
But Photoshop's right-click options are a bit more helpful.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
In Chrome, for instance, simply right-click on the tab header and click Mute site.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
On most browsers, just right-click the tab and choose Reload (or press Ctrl+R on Windows or Cmd+R on Mac).
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Then right-click and select Show more options > Properties.
—Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
If this does not work (as in one of my attempts), right-click on the .deb package and Choose Open With Other Application > Software Install.
—PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
The Secure Erase feature on the Data page enables a right-click option to overwrite files and folders before deletion, thereby foiling attempts at forensic recovery.
—PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025
At the front end of the device is a wireless mouse, complete with left- and right-click buttons along with a scroll wheel.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
But Photoshop's right-click options are a bit more helpful.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
In Chrome, for instance, simply right-click on the tab header and click Mute site.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Right-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-click. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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