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double-click

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երկկտտոց (erkkttocʻ) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙擊 /双击 (shuāngjī) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Czech: dvojklik — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Dutch: dubbelklik — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Finnish: kaksoisnapsautus — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Finnish: kaksoisklikkaus — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • French: double-clic — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • German: Doppelklick — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Greek: διπλό κλικ (dipló klik) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Irish: cliceáil dhúbailte — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Japanese: ダブルクリック (daburukurikku) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Korean: 더블클릭 (deobeulkeullik) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Northern Kurdish: cot tikandin — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Māori: pārua — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Polish: podwójne kliknięcie — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Polish: dwumlask — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Portuguese: clique duplo — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Romanian: clic dublu — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Romanian: dublu-clic — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Romanian: clicare dublă — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Russian: двойно́й щелчо́к (dvojnój ščelčók) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Russian: двойно́й клик (dvojnój klik) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Russian: дабл-кли́к (dabl-klík) — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Spanish: doble clic — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Swedish: dubbelklick — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Turkish: çift tık — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Turkish: çift tıklama — action or event of pushing mouse-button twice
  • Armenian: երկկտտացնել (erkkttacʻnel) — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙擊 /双击 (shuāngjī) — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Czech: dvojkliknout — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Czech: poklepat — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Dutch: dubbelklikken — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Finnish: kaksoisnapsauttaa — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Finnish: kaksoisklikata — to push a mouse-button twice
  • French: double-cliquer — to push a mouse-button twice
  • German: doppelklicken — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Irish: cliceáil faoi dhó — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Irish: déchliceáil — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Japanese: ダブルクリックする (daburukurikkusuru) — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Northern Kurdish: cot tikandin — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Māori: pārua — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Māori: pāwhirirua — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Polish: klikać podwójnie — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Polish: kliknąć podwójnie — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Portuguese: dar um clique duplo — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Portuguese: clicar duas vezes — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Romanian: clica dublu — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Romanian: clica de două ori — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Russian: выполня́ть двойно́й щелчо́к (vypolnjátʹ dvojnój ščelčók) — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Russian: щёлкать два́жды (ščólkatʹ dváždy) — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Spanish: hacer doble clic — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Swedish: dubbelklicka — to push a mouse-button twice
  • Turkish: çift tıklamak — to push a mouse-button twice