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optical mouse

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noun

  1. computing a type of computer mouse that uses light-emitting and -sensing devices to detect where it is

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The optical mouse controls pop up elsewhere too, with PC strategy game Civilization VII a game that massively benefits.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Parents include Ken Moore, son of Intel Corp.’s co-founder, and Steven Kirsch, inventor of the optical mouse.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 15, 2011

I didn't know anything about technology, but I got Microsoft to take a chance on me, and started by designing the underside of an optical mouse.

From Forbes • Jun. 17, 2010

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