mousepad
Noun
Meaning
a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse
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A music lover, Harbrecht had an Abbey Road mousepad and mariachi figurines on his desk.
A trackball requires no mousepad and enables the player to aim swiftly (in first person shooters).
And it’s —your finger easily glides right over it, like a gaming mousepad.
The earliest optical mice detected movement on pre-printed mousepad surfaces, whereas the modern LED optical mouse works on most opaque diffuse surfaces; it is usually unable to detect movement on specular surfaces like polished stone.
Have you been looking for a larger mousepad?
I've also found that extended mousing leaves behind an unpleasant-but-cleanable residue, and I'd rather clean the mousepad than my desk.