trackball

track·ball

T0300650 (trăk′bôl′)n. A ball mounted in a stationary housing and rotated to control a pointer on a computer screen.

trackball

(ˈtrækˌbɔːl) or

trackerball

n (Computer Science) computing a device consisting of a small ball, mounted in a cup, which can be rotated to move the cursor around the screen

track•ball

(ˈtrækˌbɔl)
n. a computer input device for controlling the pointer on a display screen by rotating a ball set inside a case. [1965–70]

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Noun

trackball - 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"electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

Translations

trackball

[′trak‚bȯl] (computer science) A ball inset in the console of a video display terminal, which can be rotated by the operator, and whose motion is followed by a cursor on the display screen.

trackball

A stationary pointing device that contains a movable ball rotated with the fingers or palm. From one to four keys are located in various positions depending on the unit. In the late 1980s and 1990s, Kensington Microware popularized the trackball with its Turbo Mouse for the Macintosh. Turbo Mouse for Windows was subsequently released, and over the years, the Turbo Mouse evolved into the Expert Mouse and Orbit brands.

The advantage of the trackball, and the reason many people like it, is that the unit remains in the same position on the desk, and only the ball is moved. See mouse, pointing stick and touchpad.

The Turbo Mouse

The Turbo Mouse popularized the trackball for the Macintosh. Later models were developed for the PC. (Image courtesy of Kensington Microware, Ltd.)

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noun an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing

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