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…ointer interactions (#4070)

Follow-up to
#3536 (comment) to
potentially address concerns by @WilcoFiers @dbjorge

Tries to more clearly differentiate "input" as in the *modality* from
the gestures/interactions that are the *result* of using a particular
input *modality*


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Co-authored-by: Alastair Campbell <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Mike Gower <[email protected]>
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<dt><dfn id="dfn-single-pointer">single pointer</dfn></dt>
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<p>an input that only targets a single point on the page/screen at a time – such as a mouse, single finger on a touch screen, or stylus.</p>
<p class="note">In contrast to single pointer inputs, multipoint interactions involve the use of two or more pointers at the same timesuch as two finger interactions on a touchscreen, or the simultaneous use of a mouse and stylus.</p>
<p>an input modality that only targets a single point on the page/screen at a time – such as a mouse, single finger on a touch screen, or stylus.</p>
<p class="note">Single pointer interactions include clicks, double clicks, taps, dragging motions, and single-finger swipe gestures. In contrast, multipoint interactions involve the use of two or more pointers at the same time, such as two-finger interactions on a touchscreen, or the simultaneous use of a mouse and stylus.</p>
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