mouse jiggler
English
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editmouse jiggler (plural mouse jigglers)
- (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.