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Pointing device gesture
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture (or simply gesture) is a way of combining <a href="/facts/Pointing_device/e1yHI8q9">pointing device</a> or finger movements and <a href="/facts/Point-and-click/YvGz3Bah">clicks</a> that the <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> recognizes as a specific <a href="/facts/Event_(computing)/0YdM6AoB">computer event</a> and responds to accordingly. They can be useful for people who have difficulties typing on a <a href="/facts/Computer_keyboard/MczF9LIS">keyboard</a>. For example, in a <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browser</a>, a user can navigate to the previously viewed page by pressing the right pointing device button, moving the pointing device briefly to the left, then releasing the button. </p>