Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pointing device

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: point-ing de-vice
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any device, such as a mouse or trackball, used to control an on-screen pointer or cursor.

Inflected Forms

pointing devices (plural)

Questions

What does pointing device mean?: Any device, such as a mouse or trackball, used to control an on-screen pointer or cursor.

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