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double-click
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double-click [¦dəb·əl ′klik]
(computer science)
To depress and release a mouse button twice in quick succession; often used to initiate an action such as opening a file, and to extend actions that result from a single click.

(operating system)double-click - Two clicks of a mouse button made in rapid succession without moving the mouse. A double-click often combines the actions of selecting, and then activating an object in a GUI, e.g. selecting and opening a document. Some text editors use double-click to select the word under the mouse pointer.

When used as a verb it is often written as two words with a space instead of a hyphen.


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The participant desiring control just double-clicks on the shared program, asking for permission to take control of the program (exhibit 13, page 69).
The recipient double-clicks the attachment from inside their email program to see the full message, almost like a live conversation.
To open a version, each user loads the document being worked on and chooses File, Versions and then double-clicks on the one he or she wants to open.
 
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