How to Use trackball in a Sentence

trackball

noun
  • A lot of computer users own laptops these days and have to do a lot of scrolling and tapping on their trackpad or trackball.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 5 Oct. 2021
  • But a primary issue that arose was the accuracy of the trackball.
    — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
  • Where's our Joy-Con with a thumb-sized trackball for quicker aiming in first-person shooters?
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Sensor Outside of a trackball, the two major types of sensors are optical and laser.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes the joystick didn’t work all that well, a button needed to be mashed really hard, or a trackball wouldn’t spin very smoothly.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2017
  • Logitech did an excellent job at modernizing the trackball mouse.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Of all the pointing devices that have been invented, the most neglected is probably the trackball.
    — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The keyboard and trackball were part of a larger control system for a nuclear missile silo command center.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2021
  • That aside, there will be additional pads sold separately with trackball and other input options.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • Inspiration from owners has led to numerous improvements, such as a new ball-bearing design for the trackball.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Showing them Centipede or Missile Command and how to use the trackball to play, soon piqued their interest.
    — Andy Robertson, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • At the very least, laptop users working long hours at home should be provided with an external height-adjustable monitor, a full-sized keyboard and a mouse or trackball.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • That’s a shame as this trackball mouse is a clone of Logitech’s excellent MX Ergo S trackball.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • This lowers the tracking speed greatly, greatly increasing precision on an already accurate trackball.
    — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
  • Kensington, one of the few remaining manufacturers of premium trackball mice, has announced two new options for the ergonomic diehards out there.
    — Alice Newcome-Beill, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2023
  • In addition to traditional mice, Logitech also offers mice featuring a trackball, which is a spinning ball controlled by your thumb that acts as the mouse cursor.
    — Kevin Luna, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • For example, instead of using a computer mouse, which most individuals would be familiar with using, the kiosks use a trackball to navigate through screens.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Key Specs Pros Cons A trackball mouse reduces strain on your shoulders and wrists by keeping your arm still and relying on smaller movements from your fingers.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
  • After installing the software, the reader’s trackball regained its functionality.
    — Jeff Carlson, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017
  • While the Ship's Control Console has a wheel for manual steering, both steering and throttle can be controlled with trackballs, with the adjustments showing up on the screens for each station.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Its keyboard also comes with an individually programmable RGB backlight, and its trackball-style pointing device has been downsized to fit into the smaller design.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Deck's version of trackpads includes the same mix of high sensitivity, mild haptic feedback, and trackball emulation, which allows a thumb to carefully nudge a mouse pointer or rapidly spin the viewport in a first-person shooter.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Integrated into Legends Ultimate is two sets of joysticks and six action buttons, two spinners/paddles, a trackball and customizable button mapping.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 22 May 2021
  • Integrated into Legends Ultimate is two sets of joysticks and six action buttons, two spinners/paddles, a trackball, and customizable button mapping.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Keeping Track The second ergonomic mouse option launched by ProtoArc is the EM01 NL, a mouse that’s also a trackball.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Pocket Reform borrows many of the big Reform laptop's design impulses, including a low-profile mechanical keyboard and trackball-based pointing device and a chunky, retro-throwback design.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 June 2022

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