trackball

noun

track·​ball ˈtrak-ˌbȯl How to pronounce trackball (audio)
: a ball that is mounted usually in a computer console so as to be only partially exposed and that is rotated to control the movement of a cursor on a display

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Instead of a mouse pad, there’s a tactile trackball beside a cross-shaped directional pad. — Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025 For example, can buy a compact mouse, a massive mouse, an ergonomic mouse, a programmable mouse and even a trackball mouse. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Then this Kensington Orbit trackball mouse was balky and didn’t help with a type of wrist pain that can affect parents who pick up small children. — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023 Several mice also come with trackballs, which reduce movement in your wrist, instead of underbody sensors, but these take some getting used to. — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for trackball

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trackball was in 1967

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trackball

noun
track·​ball ˈtrak-ˌbȯl How to pronounce trackball (audio)
: a ball that is mounted usually in a computer console so as to be only partially exposed and that is rotated to control the movement of a cursor on a display

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