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track·ball (tr

bôl

)

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

trackball [ˈtrækˌbɔːl], trackerball [ˈtrækəˌbɔːl]

(Electronics & Computer Science / 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

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

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

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