Click vs. Klick — What's the Difference?

Act of pressing a mouse button.

Informal term for kilometer.

To select or activate something electronically.

Used in radio communication for clarity.

Sound made by a camera shutter.

Measure of progress in navigation.

Instantaneous understanding.

Term used in tactical operations.

To make a slight, sharp noise.

Military term for distance measurement.

A short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming smartly into contact

A kilometre

Make or cause to make a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming smartly into contact

A kilometer.

Become suddenly clear or understandable

A kilometer.

A brief, sharp sound

Kilometres per hour.

A mechanical device, such as a pawl, that snaps into position.

See Click.

An instance of pressing down and releasing a button on a mouse or other input device.

A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

An instance of selecting an item in a website or app by clicking or tapping on a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device.

(Linguistics) Any of various implosive stops, such as that of English tsk, produced by raising the back of the tongue to make contact with the palate and simultaneously closing the lips or touching the teeth or alveolar ridge with the tip and sides of the tongue, and found as phonemic consonants especially in the languages of the Khoikhoi and the San, and in some Bantu languages. Also called suction stop. See Usage Note at !Kung.

To produce a click or series of clicks.

To press and release a button on a mouse or other input device.

To select an item in a webpage or app by clicking or tapping a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device.

To have good social or working relations; hit it off

To become clear; fall into place

To be a great success

To cause to click, as by striking together

To press down and release (a button on an input device)

To press down and release a button on (an input device)

To select (an item in a webpage or app) by clicking or tapping a mouse, touchscreen, or other input device

A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.

(British) The act of making a clicking sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and then releasing to strike the palm; a snap.

(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

Sound made by a dolphin.

The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

(by extension) A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.

A pawl or similar catch.

A knock or blow.

A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.

A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.

The latch of a door.

(transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.

(intransitive) To emit a click.

(British) To snap the fingers.

(computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).

To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.

To visit (a web site).

To navigate by clicking a mouse button.

(intransitive) To make sense suddenly.

(intransitive) To get along well.

To tick.

To take (a photograph) with a camera.

To achieve success in one's career or a breakthrough, often the first time.

Of a film, to be successful at the box office.

(obsolete) To snatch.

(US) clique

The sound of a click.

To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

To move with the sound of a click.

To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, or against something.

To snatch.

A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol.

A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward.

A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel.

The latch of a door.

A short light metallic sound

Depression of a button on a computer mouse;

A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Move or strike with a noise;

Make a clicking or ticking sound;

Click repeatedly or uncontrollably;

Cause to make a snapping sound;

Produce a click;

Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;

Klick is rarely used outside military contexts and is specific to distance measurement in such settings.

Yes, click can be used as a verb meaning to press and release a button or to make a slight, sharp sound.

A click refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button to select or activate something on a computer screen.

Click is often used metaphorically to describe the moment when understanding or realization occurs.

Yes, click can mean different actions or sounds depending on the context, such as in technology or photography.

Klick is believed to have originated from the phonetic pronunciation of the metric "kilometer" by English-speaking military personnel.

Yes, in digital environments, there are different types of clicks, like left-click, right-click, and double-click, each performing different functions.

A click sound in user interface design signifies successful interaction, providing auditory feedback to the user.

Klick is slang for kilometer, used primarily by military personnel for measuring distances.

Precise communication, such as using terms like klick, is crucial in military operations to avoid misunderstandings and ensure accurate navigation and coordination.

While klick might appear in some dictionaries, it is generally considered slang and not as formally recognized as standard measurement terms.

Clicking in place refers metaphorically to elements aligning perfectly, often used to describe smooth progress or understanding.

Klick is not commonly used in civilian navigation, where terms like kilometer or mile are preferred.

Soldiers use the term klick to communicate distances during navigational tasks and operations succinctly.

Yes, clicking can also refer to making any small, sharp sound, such as with a pen or a door latch.