Mouse

Mouse (マウス) can either refer to a rodent species, the computer input devices, or due to this Japanese katakana, the word mouth or others found within this article.

For the animal, see mice.

Disambiguation

Due to the katakana for mouse (マウス, mausu), it can refer to these other terms and words:

• Mice → An animal part of the rodent species.
• Mouse → A pointing device for the computer, more details about that below.
• Mouth → An opening of an organism, usually on the face.
• Maus → A prototype super-heavy tank built in Germany during World War II.
• Mouse Drawing → Artwork done on a computer mouse.
• MØUSE → Original manga by Satoru Akahori.

Overview

A computer mouse is a type of input device for personal computers.

It is small enough to fit in one hand, and can be moved horizontally to assist in computer operation. Cordless types are also available.

The origin of the word, by the way, is because the early ones looked like mice.

Article in Other Languages

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