clack

n : simple non-return valve [syn: {clack valve}]

v 1: make a rattling sound [syn: {clatter}, {brattle}]

2: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: {cluck},

{click}]

3: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

[syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle},

{twaddle}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber},

{gabble}]

click

To press and release a {button} on a {mouse} or

other {pointing device}. This generates an {event}, also

specifying the screen position, which is processed by the

{window manager} or {application program}. On a mouse with

more than one button, the unqualified term usually implies

pressing the left-most button (with the right index finger),

other buttons would be qualified, e.g. "{right-click}".

{Keyboard} modifiers may also be used, e.g. "shift-click",

meaning to hold down the shift key on the keyboard while

clicking the mouse button.

If the mouse moves while the button is pressed then this is a

{drag}.

(1995-03-14)