double‐click [duhb-uh l-klik]Computers. Word Origin verb (used without object)
- to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
verb (used with object)
- to double-click (a mouse button) or double-click (a program, file, etc.)
Origin of double‐click 1980–85Related formsdouble click, noun