Что (кто) такое mouse mat - определение
SURFACE FOR PLACING AND MOVING A COMPUTER MOUSE
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![The mousepad for early [[Mouse Systems]] optical mouses](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mouse-Systems-Mousepad-Detail.jpg?width=200 "The mousepad for early [[Mouse Systems]] optical mouses")
mouse mat
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A mouse mat is a flat piece of plastic or some other material that you rest the mouse on while using a computer. (BRIT)
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mouse mat
<hardware> (U.S.: "mouse pad") A small sheet with a special
surface for a rolling ball mouse to move on. Most mouse
mats are sheets of rubber or foam about 20cm by 25cm and about
5mm thick with one side covered with cloth or sometimes hard
plastic. Deluxe versions come combined with a wrist rest.
It is rare to find a mouse mat which does not carry some form
of advertisement for some company or other. They are such a
common free gift that few people actually have to buy one.
Mats are supposed to provide better traction and a clean,
lint-free surface over which to move but it debatable whether
they are useful at all, or whether any appropriate surface
(preferably hard, even, flat, and clean) is as good.
Howevever, some mice which use optical (e.g. Sun) or
radio-frequency sensors (e.g. ?) to detect motion (instead of
using a rolling ball) will only work on specially designed
mouse mats. Critics may consider this to be part of the
connector conspiracy, though the designers would claim
greater reliability due to the absence of moving parts.
(1997-04-14)
mouse pad
Википедия
Mousepad
A mousepad or mousemat is a surface for placing and moving a computer mouse. A mousepad enhances the usability of the mouse compared to using a mouse directly on a table by providing a surface to allow it to measure movement accurately and without jitter. Some mousepads increase ergonomics by providing a padded wrist rest, although the benefits of this are debatable.
Примеры употребления для mouse mat
1. The lecturer mentioned a mouse mat which had been a gift from students and had on it words in foreign languages.
2. Readers can select a set of six beautiful melamine table mats showing Buckingham Palace at just 20; a mouse mat coasters set of Old Trafford at only 12; or a contemporary canvas print of New York at just 45.