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: any of various devices operated with a button that makes a click sound when pressed
He pointed his clicker at the screen and the first slide appeared.—
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: a mechanical handheld counter with a button that makes a click sound when pressed and that tallies the number of clicks
To help me keep count, I have a clicker inside my jacket pocket, the same kind baseball managers use to track pitch counts. —Colin Kearns
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For extra support, clicker training kits or high-value treats can reinforce calm, confident behavior.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Prime Video and YouTube have been leaders in modernizing the clicker.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
As noted earlier, both the left- and right-clickers now come wrapped in imitation leather.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
In 2014, Gillian Sandstrom, PhD, an associate professor in the psychology of kindness at the University of Sussex, conducted a study in which participants carried around two clickers.
—Ellen O’Brien, SELF, 17 Feb. 2026
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Prime Video and YouTube have been leaders in modernizing the clicker.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
As noted earlier, both the left- and right-clickers now come wrapped in imitation leather.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
In 2014, Gillian Sandstrom, PhD, an associate professor in the psychology of kindness at the University of Sussex, conducted a study in which participants carried around two clickers.
—Ellen O’Brien, SELF, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Clicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clicker. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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