autoclick

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ click

Noun

autoclick (uncountable)

1. (computing) A software feature that simulates the click of a mouse button.
   • 2006, Wally Wang, Steal this Computer Book 4.0:

     Rather than hire hordes of people to click banner ads, some website operators run automated programs known as autoclick software.

   • 2012, John Paul Mueller, Windows 8 For Dummies Quick Reference:

     When you hover the mouse cursor over an item that has the autoclick feature enabled, the feature is automatically clicked after a second or two.

Verb

autoclick (third-person singular simple present autoclicks, present participle autoclicking, simple past and past participle autoclicked)

1. (computing, of a program) To simulate a click without direct user input.
   • 2002 August 12, David Ripton, “MTGO works in Linux with Win4Lin”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Push the Freakin' Button, a little freeware program to autoclick on annoying Windows buttons

Related terms

• autoclicker