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  2. Index finger - Wikipedia

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    Index finger. The index finger (also referred to as forefinger, [1] first finger, [2] second finger, [3] pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other terms) is the second digit of a human hand. It is located between the thumb and the middle finger. It is usually the most dextrous and sensitive digit of the hand ...

  3. Pointing - Wikipedia

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    Pointing is a gesture specifying a direction from a person's body, usually indicating a location, person, event, thing or idea. It typically is formed by extending the arm, hand, and index finger, although it may be functionally similar to other hand gestures. Types of pointing may be subdivided according to the intention of the person, as well ...

  4. Manicule - Wikipedia

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    In Unicode. U+261A ☚ BLACK LEFT POINTING INDEX. The manicule, ☛, is a typographic mark with the appearance of a hand with its index finger extending in a pointing gesture. Originally used for handwritten marginal notes, it later came to be used in printed works to draw the reader's attention to important text.

  5. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    As a salute, the fingertips touch the brow of the head. As a sign the hand is held at shoulder height. The term "three-finger salute" is also applied in a joking way to the finger. Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down are common gestures of approval or disapproval made by extending the thumb upward or downward.

  6. Pointing and calling - Wikipedia

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    Pointing and calling requires co-action and co-reaction among the operator's brain, eyes, hands, mouth, and ears. (video) different train operators and factory workers using Pointing and Calling. Pointing and calling is a method in occupational safety for avoiding mistakes by pointing at important indicators and verbally calling out their status.

  7. Hamsa - Wikipedia

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    Hamsa. A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1][2][3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. [5][6] Depicting ...

  8. Air quotes - Wikipedia

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    Air quotes, also called finger quotes, are virtual quotation marks formed in the air with one's fingers when speaking. The gesture is typically done with both hands held shoulder-width apart and at the eye or shoulders level of the speaker, with the index and middle fingers on each hand flexing at the beginning and end of the phrase being ...

  9. Pointing device - Wikipedia

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    An elder 3D mouse. 3D pointing device. A pointing device is a human interface device that allows a user to input spatial (i.e., continuous and multi-dimensional) data to a computer. Graphical user interfaces (GUI) and CAD systems allow the user to control and provide data to the computer using physical gestures by moving a hand-held mouse or ...