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=== Semantic === The "[[computer mouse]]" was named in English for its resemblance to the [[mouse|animal]]. Many other languages use their word for "mouse" for the "computer mouse", sometimes using a [[diminutive]] or, in [[Chinese language|Chinese]], adding the word "[[Cursor (user interface)|cursor]]" ({{Lang|zh-Hani|鏍噟italic=no}}), making {{Lang|cmn-latn|sh菙bi膩o}} "mouse cursor" ({{zh|t=榧犳 |s=榧犳爣 |p=sh菙bi膩o}}).{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} Another example is the Spanish word ''rat贸n'' that means both the animal and the computer mouse.<ref name="DPD - rat贸n">{{cite web |title=rat贸n |url=https://www.rae.es/dpd/rat%C3%B3n |website=Diccionario panhisp谩nico de dudas (DPD), 2.陋 edici贸n (versi贸n provisional) |publisher=Real Academia Espa帽ola y Asociaci贸n de Academias de la Lengua Espa帽ola |access-date=30 May 2024 |ref=DPD - raton |language=Spanish}}</ref>
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