Click
A click is the act of pressing and releasing a mouse button, or the button of another pointing device, over an on-screen element to select or activate it
What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.
What it is and how it works
Clicking is the basic interaction in desktop interfaces: following a link, ticking a checkbox or submitting a form usually starts with a click. On touchscreens the equivalent is a tap, and many analytics tools record both in the same way.
In digital marketing a click is also a unit of measurement. Metrics such as click-through rate and cost per click are built on it, although a click only shows that someone acted on an element, not that they read, understood or converted. In Spanish the recommended spelling is “clic”.
Also known as
Tap
Topics