triple-click

noun

The action of pushing the button on a mouse three times in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or double-click.

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Meanings

nountriple-click (plural triple-clicks)

plural triple-clicks

  1. computingThe action of pushing the button on a mouse three times in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or double-click.
verbtriple-click (third-person singular simple present triple-clicks, present participle triple-clicking, simple past and past participle triple-clicked)

present singular third person triple-clicks · participle present triple-clicking · participle past triple-clicked · past triple-clicked

  1. ambitransitivecomputingTo push the button on a mouse three times in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or double-click.

Translations

German Dreifachklick
  • Dreifachklickpushing the button on a computer mouse three times in quick succession
Polish potrójne kliknięcie
  • potrójne kliknięciepushing the button on a computer mouse three times in quick succession
Cite this entry
APA

triple-click. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple-click

MLA

“triple-click.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple-click. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triple-click,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple-click.

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