mouse jiggler

English

Noun

mouse jiggler (plural mouse jigglers)

  1. (computing) A program that simulates periodic mouse movements to prevent the machine going into a standby state.
    • 2016, Bruce Nikkel, Practical Forensic Imaging, page 102:
      This triage process may include taking photographs of screens, using mouse jigglers to prevent password-protected screensavers from activating, or running memory-dumping tools.
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