double-clickv.

Brit.

/ˌdʌblˈklɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌdəbəlˈˌklɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, click v.¹

Etymology: < double adj.¹ + click v.¹

Computing.

1. intransitive. To press one of the buttons on a mouse twice in quick succession to activate a program function or to select a particular item, having first positioned the mouse pointer on the appropriate part of the computer screen. Frequently with on.

ΚΠ

1984 Byte (Nexis) Feb. 30 We could also have opened Mac Paint by double-clicking on the icon.

1989 Microsoft Systems Jrnl. (Nexis) Mar. 45 As a shortcut, you can..double-click anywhere in the title bar.

1993 Wired Sept. 58/2 I'll be able to double-click for more detail.

1996 New Yorker 15 Apr. 26/2 A nightmarish maelstrom of icons whirling by so fast that it's almost impossible to double-click on them.

2000 Daily Tel. 23 Mar. (Connected section) 19/1 Open Explorer and double-click on the Windows folder.

2. transitive. To press (a mouse button) twice in quick succession; to activate (a program function) or select (a particular item) in this way, having first positioned the mouse pointer on the appropriate part of the computer screen.

ΚΠ

1984 Byte (Nexis) Sept. 65 Reopening a window is done by double-clicking the icon.

1992 N.Y. Times 25 Aug. c5/1 If I double-click the folder for the hard disk named ‘Proust’, it opens to reveal a dozen subfolders.

1997 Times (Nexis) 18 June Microsoft discovered that people using the precursor to Windows 95..had trouble double-clicking the mouse.

Derivatives

ˌdouble-ˈclicking n.

ΚΠ

1985 InfoWorld (Nexis) 23 Sept. 32 Watch out for double-clicking though; several times we called up two copies of what we wanted..and had to shut one of them off.

1994 Computing 9 June 11/6 Double-clicking is probably the biggest single turn-off for older techno-novices, I'm told.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	double-click
释义	double-clickv. Brit. /ˌdʌblˈklɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌdəbəlˈˌklɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, click v.¹ Etymology: < double adj.¹ + click v.¹ Computing. 1. intransitive. To press one of the buttons on a mouse twice in quick succession to activate a program function or to select a particular item, having first positioned the mouse pointer on the appropriate part of the computer screen. Frequently with on. ΚΠ 1984 Byte (Nexis) Feb. 30 We could also have opened Mac Paint by double-clicking on the icon. 1989 Microsoft Systems Jrnl. (Nexis) Mar. 45 As a shortcut, you can..double-click anywhere in the title bar. 1993 Wired Sept. 58/2 I'll be able to double-click for more detail. 1996 New Yorker 15 Apr. 26/2 A nightmarish maelstrom of icons whirling by so fast that it's almost impossible to double-click on them. 2000 Daily Tel. 23 Mar. (Connected section) 19/1 Open Explorer and double-click on the Windows folder. 2. transitive. To press (a mouse button) twice in quick succession; to activate (a program function) or select (a particular item) in this way, having first positioned the mouse pointer on the appropriate part of the computer screen. ΚΠ 1984 Byte (Nexis) Sept. 65 Reopening a window is done by double-clicking the icon. 1992 N.Y. Times 25 Aug. c5/1 If I double-click the folder for the hard disk named ‘Proust’, it opens to reveal a dozen subfolders. 1997 Times (Nexis) 18 June Microsoft discovered that people using the precursor to Windows 95..had trouble double-clicking the mouse. Derivatives ˌdouble-ˈclicking n. ΚΠ 1985 InfoWorld (Nexis) 23 Sept. 32 Watch out for double-clicking though; several times we called up two copies of what we wanted..and had to shut one of them off. 1994 Computing 9 June 11/6 Double-clicking is probably the biggest single turn-off for older techno-novices, I'm told. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1984
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