<s>
An	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
software	O
or	O
macro	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
automate	O
the	O
clicking	O
of	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
on	O
a	O
computer	O
screen	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
can	O
be	O
as	O
simple	O
as	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
simulates	O
mouse	B-Device
clicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
is	O
fairly	O
generic	O
and	O
will	O
often	O
work	O
alongside	O
any	O
other	O
computer	O
program	O
running	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
acting	O
as	O
though	O
a	O
physical	O
mouse	B-Device
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
complex	O
auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
can	O
similarly	O
be	O
as	O
general	O
,	O
but	O
often	O
are	O
custom-made	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
one	O
particular	O
program	O
and	O
involve	O
memory	O
reading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
may	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
automate	O
most	O
or	O
all	O
mouse	B-Device
functions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
simulate	O
a	O
full	O
set	O
of	O
keyboard	B-Device
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom-made	O
auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
may	O
have	O
a	O
narrower	O
scope	O
than	O
a	O
generic	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
,	O
an	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
may	O
not	O
deliver	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
clicks	O
as	O
entered	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
are	O
also	O
called	O
automation	O
software	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
have	O
features	O
enabling	O
response	O
conditional	O
reactions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
has	O
different	O
applications	O
depending	O
upon	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
task	O
required	O
to	O
be	O
automated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
examples	O
where	O
auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
such	O
cases	O
,	O
specialized	O
macros	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
that	O
test	O
the	O
software	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
entry	O
automation	O
:	O
For	O
repetitive	O
data	O
entry	O
operations	O
,	O
an	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
sequence	O
of	O
operations	O
and	O
automating	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
saving	O
time	O
and	O
with	O
minimal	O
chance	O
of	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
complex	O
data	O
entry	O
operations	O
cannot	O
be	O
automated	O
using	O
an	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
:	O
Some	O
gamers	O
use	O
auto	B-Application
clickers	I-Application
to	O
perform	O
game	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
attacking	O
or	O
shooting	O
automatically	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
accelerate	O
their	O
clicking	O
speed	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Roblox	B-Protocol
and	O
various	O
idle	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
where	O
an	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
would	O
give	O
a	O
player	O
an	O
unfair	O
advantage	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
detect	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
and	O
ban	O
the	O
user	O
from	O
playing	O
competitively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
an	O
auto	B-Application
clicker	I-Application
is	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
emulating	O
mouse	B-Device
clicks	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
hardware	O
that	O
can	O
do	O
this	O
for	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
computer	B-Device
mice	I-Device
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
gaming	O
mice	O
"	O
sometimes	O
have	O
an	O
autoclicker	B-Application
built-in	O
which	O
will	O
click	O
on	O
a	O
user	O
determined	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
