pointer-driven software

noun
UK /ˈpɔɪntə ˈdrɪvən ˈsɒftweə/
US /ˈpɔɪntər ˈdrɪvən ˈsɔftwer/

Software that you control by pointing at things on the screen with a mouse or finger.

The drawing app is pointer-driven software, so kids just point and click to paint.

SYNONYMS

point-and-click softwaremouse-controlled softwarecursor-based softwarepointer-operated program

RELATED WORDS

mousecursorclicktouchscreengraphical user interface

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software whose behavior is guided by memory pointers rather than by direct user pointing.

The low-level driver is pointer-driven software that follows addresses in memory.

3. A program designed around a pointing device instead of a keyboard.

This game is pointer-driven software, so you play it with a stylus.

4. Software that relies on a laser or optical pointer for input.

The classroom quiz tool is pointer-driven software that reads the teacher's laser pen.