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  2. Hang (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In many cases programs may appear to be hung, but are making slow progress, and waiting a few minutes will allow the task to complete. Modern operating systems provide a mechanism for terminating hung processes, for instance, with the Unix kill command, or through a graphical means such as the Task Manager's "end task" button in Windows (select the particular process in the list and press "end ...

  3. Mouse button - Wikipedia

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    After a certain period, software perceives the button press not as a single click but as a separate action. This has two drawbacks: first, a slow user may press-and-hold inadvertently. Second, the user must wait for the software to detect the click as a press-and-hold, otherwise the system might interpret the button-depression as a single click.

  4. Point and click - Wikipedia

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    Point and click are one of the actions of a computer user moving a pointer to a certain location on a screen (pointing) and then pressing a button on a mouse or other pointing device (click). An example of point and click is in hypermedia , where users click on hyperlinks to navigate from document to document.

  5. Button (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a button (sometimes known as a command button or push button) is a graphical control element that provides the user a simple way to trigger an event, like searching for a query at a search engine, or to interact with dialog boxes, like confirming an action.

  6. Menu key - Wikipedia

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    In computing, the menu key (≣ Menu), or application key, is a key with the primary function to launch a context menu with the keyboard rather than with the usual right-mouse button. [1] It was previously found on Microsoft Windows-oriented computer keyboards and was introduced at the same time as the Windows logo key.

  7. Context menu - Wikipedia

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    A context menu from LibreOffice Writer, appearing when the user right-clicks on a page element A context menu from Ubuntu desktop. A context menu (also called contextual, shortcut, and pop up or pop-up menu) is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation.

  8. Focus (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In a computing graphical user interface (GUI), a component has focus when it is selected to receive input from the user by an event such as a mouse button click or keypress. [1] Moving the focus away from a specific user interface element is known as a blur event in relation to this element. [ 2 ]

  9. Table of keyboard shortcuts - Wikipedia

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    ⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+4 then Space then move mouse and click: Alt+Print Screen : Ctrl+Alt+Show Windows then move mouse and click Copy screenshot of window to clipboard Ctrl+⇧ Shift+⌘ Cmd+4 then Space then move mouse and click: Alt+Print Screen : Ctrl+Alt+Show Windows then move mouse and click Save screenshot of arbitrary area as file