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right-click

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

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To press the right-hand button on a computer mouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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 activate (an item on the screen) by right-clicking while the pointer is over it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: højreklikke — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Dutch: rechtsklikken — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Finnish: napsauttaa hiiren kakkospainiketta — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • French: faire un clic droit — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Icelandic: hægrismella — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Irish: deaschliceáil — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Portuguese: clicar com o botão direito — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Russian: щёлкать пра́вой кно́пкой мы́ши (ščólkatʹ právoj knópkoj mýši) — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Russian: щёлкнуть пра́вой кно́пкой мы́ши (ščólknutʹ právoj knópkoj mýši) — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Scottish Gaelic: dèan briogadh deis — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Spanish: clicar el botón derecho — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Spanish: cliquear el botón derecho — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Spanish: hacer clic derecho — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Swedish: högerklicka — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Turkish: sağ tıklamak — to press right-hand button of a mouse
  • Danish: højreklikke — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Finnish: napsauttaa hiiren kakkospainikkeella — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Icelandic: hægrismella á — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Irish: deaschliceáil — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Russian: щёлкать пра́вой кно́пкой мы́ши (ščólkatʹ právoj knópkoj mýši) — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Russian: щёлкнуть пра́вой кно́пкой мы́ши (ščólknutʹ právoj knópkoj mýši) — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Swedish: högerklicka — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse
  • Turkish: sağ tıklamak — to activate by pressing right-hand button of a mouse