Special Features:

Microsoft mouse; bus version for ms-dos and windows operating systems; 3.5 inch high-density desk and a bus expansion card; electronic mouse with bus interface; ibm pc compatible

Properties:

A pointing device, which when moved in any direction on a flat surface, generates a signal to move a cursor and/or tracking symbol on a display device. it may include buttons or wheels that allow the user to select operations and manipulate text and graphics. includes spherical, optical, wireless mouses and the like. excludes trackball, data entry; and joystick, data entry. see also controller, data entry, automatic data processing.