right-click

verb

right-clicked; right-clicking

transitive + intransitive

: to press the rightmost button on a computer mouse or similar input device
If you're using Chrome, Firefox or Safari 9, right-click on a browser tab and choose "Pin Tab."Kim Komando
The toolbar can be turned off by right-clicking it and deselecting it from Explorer's list of available toolbars.Edward Mendelson

Note: In many modern computer interfaces, right-clicking will by default cause a menu of options to display. The specific options offered will vary according to the situation or chosen setup.

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Examples of right-click in a Sentence

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But Photoshop's right-click options are a bit more helpful. PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 In Chrome, for instance, simply right-click on the tab header and click Mute site. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Undo works in the page builder with Ctrl-Z, but no right-click options exist. Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 24 June 2024 Tab groups on the desktop The trusty right-click is the key to getting started with tab groups in Chrome on the desktop. David Nield, Popular Science, 16 May 2024 With everything selected, right-click the notes and hit Export, or go to File and then Export. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2024 Click on any image to see it in full-size mode, then right-click to save it somewhere else. David Nield / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2024 Add one to your automation then right-click in the text box. Justin Pot, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2024 Again, right-click on the ruler to see if such an option exists. Barry Collins, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of right-click was in 1989

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“Right-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-click. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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