Why is it called a mouse? Is it really related to rats?

Because it looks like a mouse.

1. The mouse is an external input device of the computer, and it is also an indicator of the vertical and horizontal coordinate positioning of the computer display system. The standard name should be "mouse", the use of the mouse is to make the operation of the computer easier and faster, to replace the cumbersome instructions of the keyboard.

2. Rats are mammals, rodents, rodents, commonly known as "rats", the mode of reproduction is viviparous, is the fastest reproduction of mammals, the survival ability of the animal is very strong.

Extension: The mouse was invented in 1964 by Dr. Douglas Engelbart at the University of California, Berkeley, while working at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI).

Douglas Engelbart, an institution sponsored by Stanford University, had long been thinking about how to make computers easier to operate and how to replace cumbersome instructions entered by keyboards, patenting the display system X-Y position indicator.

The difference is big, one is alive and the other is dead. But "mouse" does have two meanings.

Yes, mice have organs, mice don't, I'm talking about all human organs!

Although they all have the word rat, rats are living animals, and mice are dead, not living creatures. That's one of the differences between the two.

First, the nature is different.

1. RAT contains a derogatory connotation in it, and refers to the Dajinghuqing rat that is larger than mouse and is classified as a pest.

2. mouse means a small, hairy animal with a long tail, generally referring to a house mouse or a mouse.

Second, the meaning is different.

1. The meaning of rat is richer, and it has more derogatory meanings, such as deception, despicable people, betrayal, etc.

2. The phrases composed of mouse mostly express the original meaning of "mouse".

3. Other meanings of nouns are different.

1. rat as a noun can also be interpreted as apostate, identification. Bright grip.

2. Mouse can also be a mouse when used as a noun, and it can also be compared to "a timid person like a mouse" and "a shy person".

Fourth, the verb has different meanings.

1. RAT can be stealing and betrayal.

2. Mouse is self-searching.