right-click

verb

right-clicked; right-clicking

transitive + intransitive

: 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
The toolbar can be turned off by right-clicking it and deselecting it from Explorer's list of available toolbars.Edward Mendelson

Note: 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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Examples of right-click in a Sentence

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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 Undo works in the page builder with Ctrl-Z, but no right-click options exist. Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 24 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right-click was in 1989

Cite this Entry

“Right-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-click. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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