computer mouse

hand-held device used to move a pointer on a computer display
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computer mouse

Summary

computer mouse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • computer mouse is credited with the discovery of Douglas Engelbart[2].
  • computer mouse's physically interacts with is recorded as mousepad[3].
  • computer mouse is a type of pointing device[4].
  • computer mouse is a type of computer hardware[5].
  • computer mouse is a type of input device[6].
  • computer mouse is part of terminal[7].
  • computer mouse's Commons category is recorded as Computer mice[8].
  • computer mouse's Unicode character is recorded as 🖱[9].
  • computer mouse's Unicode character is recorded as 🖰[10].
  • computer mouse's Unicode character is recorded as 🖯[11].
  • computer mouse comprises push-button[12].
  • computer mouse comprises optical instrument[13].
  • computer mouse comprises mouse button[14].
  • computer mouse comprises left mouse button[15].
  • computer mouse comprises right mouse button[16].
  • computer mouse comprises middle mouse button[17].
  • computer mouse comprises scroll wheel[18].
  • January 1, 1963 marks the founding of computer mouse[19].
  • computer mouse's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as William English[20].
  • computer mouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer mice[21].
  • computer mouse's Commons gallery is recorded as Computer mouse[22].
  • computer mouse's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/mouse[23].
  • computer mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'мышь'}[24].
  • computer mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'pele'}[25].
  • computer mouse's different from is recorded as mouse cursor[26].

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Works and Contributions

computer mouse is credited with the discovery of Douglas Engelbart[2].

Why It Matters

computer mouse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . dougengelbart.org. Retrieved . dougengelbart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of ['Q123588392', 'Q140424281']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140424281]]"
  2. 12d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag mice-computers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: mice-computers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948695|mice computers (#289948695)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  3. 27d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id mouse
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: mouse, Moving from [[Q184824]]"
  4. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image last checked license
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    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553947905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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