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Trackballs | Trackball

Trackballs meaning

plural of trackball

Using Trackballs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of trackball
  • In the example corpus, trackballs often appears in combinations such as: trackballs are, trackballs were, and trackballs.

Context around Trackballs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

keyboards 1× large 1× find 1× miniature 1× operated 1×

Often after:

mice 1× now 1× began 1× easier 1× remain 1×

Sentence patterns with Trackballs

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

large trackballs are sometimes 1× mice and trackballs began using 1× mice most trackballs now have 1× pens and trackballs it was 1× some trackballs have notably 1× these miniature trackballs are made 1× thumb operated trackballs are not 1× trackballs can be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also avoid wireless 1× as with modern 1× in the late 1× large trackballs are 1× some disabled users 1× some trackballs have 1×

Common sentence endings:

finger or thumb 1× for the users 1× intended for scrolling 1× make them coast 1× of the thumb 1× playing a movie 1×

Words around Trackballs

Just before it in the word index:

trackball 23 trackage 9 trackable 5 tracka 2 track 10.655 tracings 3

Just after it in the word index:

trackbed 5 tracked 968 tracker 415 trackers 169 tracking 2.260 trackless 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Trackballs

  • In this selection, "trackballs" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, keyboards, large, find, mice, now and began stand out and add context to how "trackballs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include large trackballs are sometimes and mice and trackballs began using. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "trackballs" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with trackballs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Also avoid wireless keyboards, trackballs, mice, game systems, printers and portable house phones. (13 words)

As with modern mice, most trackballs now have an auxiliary device primarily intended for scrolling. (15 words)

Thumb-operated trackballs are not generally available in left-handed configurations, due to small demand. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Trackballs were occasionally used in e-sports prior to the mainstreaming of optical mice in the early 2000s because they were more reliable than ball mice, but now they are extremely rare because optical mice offer superior speed and precision. (40 words)

Some disabled users find trackballs easier since they only have to move their thumb relative to their hand, instead of moving the whole hand, while others incur unacceptable fatigue of the thumb. (32 words)

Large trackballs are sometimes seen on computerized special-purpose workstations, such as the radar consoles in an air-traffic control room or sonar equipment on a ship or submarine. (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

Trackballs were a very useful feature when smartphones did not have touchscreens and it was an important source of navigation for the users.

Also avoid wireless keyboards, trackballs, mice, game systems, printers and portable house phones.

As with modern mice, most trackballs now have an auxiliary device primarily intended for scrolling.

In the late 1990s both mice and trackballs began using direct optical tracking which follows dots on the ball, avoiding the need for anti-slip surface treatment.

Large trackballs are sometimes seen on computerized special-purpose workstations, such as the radar consoles in an air-traffic control room or sonar equipment on a ship or submarine.

Some disabled users find trackballs easier since they only have to move their thumb relative to their hand, instead of moving the whole hand, while others incur unacceptable fatigue of the thumb.

Some trackballs have notably low friction, as well as being made of dense material such as glass, so they can be spun to make them coast.

These miniature trackballs are made to fit within the thickness of a mobile device, and are controlled by the tip of a finger or thumb.

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Thumb-operated trackballs are not generally available in left-handed configurations, due to small demand.

Together with light pens and trackballs, it was offered as optional input device for their system since 1968.

Trackballs can be used whilst browsing a laptop in bed, or wirelessly from an armchair to a PC playing a movie.

Trackballs remain in use in pub golf machines (such as Golden Tee ) to simulate swinging the club.

Trackballs were occasionally used in e-sports prior to the mainstreaming of optical mice in the early 2000s because they were more reliable than ball mice, but now they are extremely rare because optical mice offer superior speed and precision.

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Common combinations with trackballs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "trackballs" in a sentence?
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What does "trackballs" mean?
Trackballs means: plural of trackball
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