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trackball

trackball noun: a pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket.

trackball: a pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket
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Noun

trackball (plural trackballs)

  1. A pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket

Forms of trackball

pluraltrackballs

Origin of trackball

From track + ball.

Questions about trackball

What does trackball mean?
Trackball means a pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket.
What part of speech is trackball?
Trackball is a noun.
What is the plural of trackball?
The plural of trackball is trackballs.

Words near trackball in the dictionary

  1. trackage
  2. trackage rights
  3. trackages
  4. trackback
  5. trackbacks
  6. trackball
  7. trackballs
  8. trackbar
  9. trackbarrow
  10. trackbarrows
  11. trackbars

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