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Double-click

<operating system> To click a mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse.

Often used as a shortcut, combining the actions of selecting, and then opening a document (or activating some other kind of object) within a graphical user interface.

Some text editors use double-click to select the word under the mouse pointer.

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