Right-click

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To press the right-hand button on a computer mouse. intransitive
  2. 2
    To activate (an item on the screen) by right-clicking while the pointer is over it. transitive

    "You can download Google's deskbar for free […] It automatically installs itself as a toolbar on the Windows XP taskbar, but you have to turn it on by right-clicking the taskbar and choosing Toolbars → Google Deskbar."

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"Right-click here to download the file to your computer."

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