Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that clicks, as.
- noun A remote control, as for a television or DVD player.
- noun A computer mouse.
- noun A mechanical counter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
click , 3. - noun A person employed by a shopkeeper to stand at the door and solicit custom.
- noun In shoemaking, one who cuts out leather for the uppers and soles of boots and shoes.
- noun In printing, as formerly and still sometimes conducted, the compositor who receives the copy of a work and distributes it among the other compositors, makes up the pages, and sets up head-lines, etc.; the leader of a companionship of typesetters.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Low, Eng. One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.
- noun (Print.) One who as has charge of the work of a companionship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang The remote-control device used to change settings on a
television set,VCR , or otherelectronic equipment. - noun A
person who cuts out theuppers ofshoes from pieces ofleather using aflexible knife thatclicks as it changes direction. - noun A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered.
- noun A
signalling device used bymilitary forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit. - noun A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.
- noun Someone who
clicks , for example oninternet hyperlinks . - noun obsolete, UK One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.
- noun obsolete, printing One who has charge of the work of a
companionship .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A clicker is simply a tool - it's based on the work of B.F. Skinner - and is telling the animal that the behavior he just performed is reinforcable.
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A clicker is a great way to teach a young dog behavior.
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It seems to me that the negative reaction to the idea of a clicker is often a knee-jerk reaction to what many trainers see as a "tree hugging" way of training.
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The clicker is only used to teach a behavior and to reinforce it for a short time.
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The clicker is only used to teach a behavior and to reinforce it for a short time.
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A clicker is simply a tool - it's based on the work of B.F. Skinner - and is telling the animal that the behavior he just performed is reinforcable.
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From previous comment – I meant to say (but my clicker is faster than my proofreader) With my kids, we talk about … if they talked about it on their own, that would be awesome and I would not need to parent them!!
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It seems to me that the negative reaction to the idea of a clicker is often a knee-jerk reaction to what many trainers see as a "tree hugging" way of training.
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A clicker is a great way to teach a young dog behavior.
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1 Click -- A contraction of the word clicker, for a watch.
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