The mouse wheel there, which performs the function of rewinding the page. It is also a button, clicking on which we can scroll through a page just by moving the mouse up and down, without pressing additional keys. It is very convenient, but many people do not know what it's called.
Variants of the name on the mouse wheel
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- Variants of the name on the mouse wheel
- As well known as the wheel on a mouse
- Origin of the term
There are several concepts:
- Just wheel. The standard concept, which is used by all beginners who have just started to use the mouse. It is used as the button is considered the wheel, and to browse the pages it is necessary to twist.
- Scrolling. This is the official term, which is used by advanced users. They are already familiar with computer terminology, and know that the word comes from the English language (from Scrolling word).
As well known as the wheel on a mouse
The official name - scrolling. It is international, so the Russian lexicon is not commonly used. But advanced computer users and programmers know that the basis of computer technology is the English terminology, so it is easier to get used to such terms.
But few ordinary users use such terms. Among PC users, very few know the origin of the term and its use in everyday life.
Origin of the term
In English, the phrase has a mouse wheel scrolling is literally translated as the scroll wheel of the mouse. But to cut it began to be called simply scrolling. At the same time the word is a verb and scrolling is in progress (due to the addition ing closure). Therefore, in order to come up with the name must be a noun. According to the rules of the English language, after the removal of the end came the word scroll (scroll), which became the name.
Reference! But at the same time, the Russian-language page turning process is often referred to as scroll or rewind rather than scrolling.
This is due to the fact that not all people know English, besides use of foreign words is not always considered appropriate if you can pass the value of Russian names (even if the person knows the name, not the fact that the source of his understand).
To flip it should be pressed and then move the mouse. Pressing switches the mouse in the scroll mode, hence the name. A rotation can do anything, including change the screen ratio, the corner radius of a selected object, the volume, or rotate the selected object.
Scrolling - not a verb, and the name of the process. On the Russian translated as scrolling.
