track·ball

(trăk′bôl′)

A ball mounted in a stationary housing and rotated to control a pointer on a computer screen.

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trackball

(ˈtrækˌbɔːl) or

trackerball

(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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

kulový ovladač

pallohiiri

boule de commande

trackball

[ˈtrækbɔːl] N (Comput) → bola f rastreadora, trackball m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

trackball

track ball [ˈtrækbɔːl] tracker ball [ˈtrækə^rbɔːl] n → boule f de pointage

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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