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mouse ahead


mouse ahead: vi. Point-and-click analog of `type ahead'. To
   manipulate a computer's pointing device (almost always a mouse in
   this usage, but not necessarily) and its selection or command
   buttons before a computer program is ready to accept such input, in
   anticipation of the program accepting the input.  Handling this
   properly is rare, but it can help make a WIMP environment much
   more usable, assuming the users are familiar with the behavior of
   the user interface.