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A mouse functions as a pointing device by detecting
two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting
surface. Physically, a mouse consists of a small
case, held under one of the user's hands, with one
or more buttons. It sometimes features other elements,
such as "wheels", which allow the user
to perform various system-dependent operations,
or extra buttons or features can add more control
or dimensional input. The mouse's motion typically
translates into the motion of a pointer on a display.
Douglas Engelbart of the Stanford Research Institute
invented the mouse in 1964 after extensive usability
testing. Several other experimental pointing-devices
developed for Engelbart's oN-Line System (NLS) exploited
different body movements - for example, head-mounted
devices attached to the chin or nose - but ultimately
the mouse won out because of its simplicity and
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