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.

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