Definitions

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  • noun computing Activities requiring the use of a mouse (input device).

Etymologies

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mouse +‎ work, perhaps to rhyme with housework.

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Examples

  • I found that hours of "mousework" with my arm unsupported by an armrest eventually gave me a sore arm and shoulder.

    unknown title 2008

  • You've probably noticed that Maple Leafs 'coverage has been relegated to the back pages of The Sun these days, or that it takes more mousework to scroll down through baseball, basketball, soccer and Tigermania to get your regular blue-and-white fix.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

  • Manually resizing windows is actually quite a difficult task; it requires quite some precision mousework, and precision mousework needs to be avoided at all costs.

    OSNews 2008

  • These readers have no energy for mousework beyond that required to just get into this blog (pant, pant)!

    A Twist of Word and Mind 2008

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