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ERGOT POINTAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A pressure-sensitive pointing device shaped like a pencil eraser that is positioned between keys on a keyboard.

OBS

To move the pointer using a pointing stick, [the user pushes] the pointing stick with a finger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Dispositif de pointage sensible à la pression en forme d'efface à crayon qui se situe entre les touches d'un clavier.

Spanish

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