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mousework

mousework noun: activities requiring the use of a mouse (input device).

Noun

mousework (uncountable)

  1. Activities requiring the use of a mouse (input device).
    • TIP OF THE WEEK Keyboard shortcuts can save time and a lot of mousework for common computing chores, but sometimes it is hard to find them.2007 June 14, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Fixing Silent Movies in Windows”, in New York Times

Origin of mousework

From mouse + work.

Questions about mousework

What does mousework mean?
Mousework means activities requiring the use of a mouse (input device).
What part of speech is mousework?
Mousework is a noun.

Words near mousework in the dictionary

  1. mousetrap men
  2. mousetrapped
  3. mousetrapping
  4. mousetraps
  5. mouseweb
  6. mousework
  7. mousey
  8. mouseys
  9. Moushegian
  10. Moushegians
  11. mousie

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