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to click
To point at an element on the screen with a computer input device (such as a mouse) and press a button in order to trigger an action.
Um das Programm zu starten, musst du das Symbol doppelt anklicken.
To start the program, you have to double-click the icon.
'Anklicken' (to click) is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'an' comes at the end; in a subordinate clause it stays attached to the verb, and in the infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' goes in between.
Ich klicke den Link an.
I click the link.
The object that is clicked always takes the accusative. You ask: Whom or what am I clicking?
Klicken Sie bitte den Button für die Bestätigung an.
Please click the button to confirm.
In a digital context, 'anklicken' (to click) is typically used with words like 'einen Link' (a link), 'einen Button' (a button), 'eine Datei' (a file), or 'ein Kästchen' (a box).
Um die AGB zu akzeptieren, müssen Sie dieses Kästchen anklicken.
To accept the terms and conditions, you must click this box.
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'klicken' and 'anklicken' both belong to using a computer. 'klicken' mainly describes the action: you briefly press a mouse button or the touchpad. 'anklicken' normally needs a target on the screen, for example a button, a link, or an image. The words can easily be confused because the action is the same. If you only mean the mouse movement or the press, 'klicken' fits. If you say which element is being selected, 'anklicken' is more natural.
Für die Anmeldung musst du zuerst den blauen Button anklicken.
To log in, you first have to click the blue button.
Bitte nicht so schnell klicken, sonst öffnet sich das Programm zweimal.
Please don't click so quickly, or the program will open twice.