Point-and-click

Definition
Point-and-click is the action of a computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen (point) and then pressing a mouse button, usually the left button (click), or other pointing device.

Overview
An example of point-and-click is in hypermedia, where the user clicks on a hyperlink to navigate from document to document.

Point-and-click can be used with any number of input devices varying from mouses, touch pads, keyboards, joysticks, scroll buttons, and roller balls.