point-and-click

American  

[point-n-klik] / ˈpɔɪnt nˈklɪk /

adjective

Computers.

1. of or denoting an interface with which the user typically interacts by using a mouse to move the cursor and then clicking on a screen object.

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point-and-click British  

adjective

1. computing of or relating to the way a computer mouse can be used to select and operate functions from a computer screen

   a bright and cheerful point-and-click interface

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Etymology

Origin of point-and-click

First recorded in 1980–85

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Example Sentences

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point-and-click

A treacherous puzzle that lies near the end of Myst, the 1993 point-and-click video game, involves a pipe organ and a spaceship.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

The game was created by Daedalic Entertainment, a developer more commonly known for point-and-click adventure games, where the player typically controls their character through a point and click interface using a computer mouse.

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

“Return to Monkey Island,” the revitalization of a franchise that had lain dormant since 2009, was a glorious callback to a largely bygone era of point-and-click adventure games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

And so it’s kind of figuring out, or really deconstructing, the point-and-click genre and going, “Well, what does that really mean? What is it that is really fun about point-and-click games?”

From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022

But Flash escape games, point-and-click adventure games, were perfect.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020

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