pointing device
/ ˌpɔɪntɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs /

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An input device used to control an on-screen cursor for such actions as “pressing” on-screen buttons in dialog boxes, choosing menu items, and selecting ranges of cells in spreadsheets or groups of words in a document. A pointing device is often used to create drawings or graphical shapes. The most common pointing device is the mouse, which was popularized by its use with the Apple Macintosh. Other pointing devices include graphics tablets, styluses, light pens, joysticks, pucks, and trackballs. See also graphics tablet, joystick, light pen, mouse, puck, stylus, trackball.