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What is the plural of 'mouse' on a computer?
Mice? Or Mouses? Really, the answer is either. Both forms are used among professionals and the general public, and both forms are listed in the Oxford English Dictionary and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, so use whichever one you prefer.
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What is the plural for mouse in French?
Les souris = mice
What is the plural of 'mouse' an animal?
The plural is "mice"
Plural for mouse?
Mice is the most common answer, however, when you're talking about the computer input device the plural can be either mice or mouses. Both are in the Oxford English Dictionary… when referring to the computer device - mouse. When we're talking about the little furry cheese-eater, the plural is mice.
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What is the plural of mouse?
The plural noun for mouse is mice.
What is the plural for computer mouse?
It is mouses. The plural of mouse (small furry creature) is mice, so one might think that the plural of the pointing device would also be mice. However, the two words have u…ndergone a differentiation through usage. According to Garner's Modern American Usage, the best practice is to pluralize it mouses. That also goes for timid people ("When it comes to warfare, he's a real mouse. In fact, he comes from a long line of mouses"). Similarly, whereas the plural of louse, the small wingless insect, is lice, the plural of louse, the cad, is louses.
What does a computer mouse do?
Mouse are used to point, select, search, close, for a file program, picture, music, open an icons, so you can run a program, highlight text so you can copy delete or change th…e format, basically this is the device that give the user a full control of the computer system, this is what makes the operating system an event driven system as well. Because each selection triggers another action, for example when you double click an image, you are telling the image displayer, I want to see this image, and the image displayer fetches the image and opens it on a window so you can see it.
What is a computer mouse?
Computer MouseThe computer mouse is the part of the computer that you hold onto to move the mouse pointer around on the screen, and to click on the links and buttons on the sc…reen. It is most often placed on a pad next to your keyboard.
What is the plural possessive noun of mouse?
The plural form for the noun mouse is mice. The plural possessive form is mice's. example: The mice's tracks led us to the gap in the basement door.
What is the plural for Mickey Mouse?
Great question. I do believe that you would in this case say Mickey Mouses. As in how many Mikey Mouses did you see at Disney World.
Plural form of mouse?
The plural form of mouse is mice.
Why is a computer mouse called a mouse?
The computer mouse received its name from the rodent it is shaped like - a small mouse with a chubby body and a long relatively hairless tail.
Why is the plural of computer mouse computer mouses?
Computer Mice
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Why do they call a mouse on the computer a mouse?
Answer Well, just take a look at it! It's small, often gray, moves around a lot, and has a tail-like appendage.
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What is the plural form for mouse when referring to a computer mouse?
The plural form of computer mouse is computer mice. However, the term computer mouses may be used informally in some cases. The plural of mouse (small furry creature) is mice…, so one might think that the plural of the pointing device would also be mice. However, the two words have undergone a differentiation through usage. According to Garner's Modern American Usage best practice is to pluralize it mouses. That also goes for timid people ("When it comes to warfare, he's a real mouse. In fact, he comes from a long line of mouses"). Similarly, whereas the plural of louse, the small wingless insect, is lice, the plural of louse, the cad, is louses. You can also call mouses pointing devices or human interface devices.
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What is the plural of mouse-trap?
The plural of mouse trap is mouse traps.
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What is the Irregular plural noun for mouse?
The irregular plural for mouse is mice.
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What is plural for computers?
"computers" is plural. "computer" is singular.