mouse-driven program

noun

UK /maʊs ˈdrɪvən ˈprəʊɡræm/

US /maʊs ˈdrɪvən ˈproʊɡræm/

A computer program you use by clicking and moving a mouse.

The drawing game is a mouse-driven program, so you click to pick colors and drag to paint.

SYNONYMS

point-and-click program mouse-controlled software click-based application GUI program

RELATED WORDS

mouse cursor click graphical user interface pointer

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software designed mainly for use with a computer mouse rather than a keyboard or touch screen.

Older educational games were often mouse-driven programs that taught kids to click and drag.

3. A program whose main actions are triggered by mouse events such as clicks and drags.

The map viewer is a mouse-driven program: you zoom by scrolling and pan by dragging.

4. An application built around mouse input for navigation and selection.

Because it is a mouse-driven program, the menu opens when you hover over it.