# Clicker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clicker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Clicker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clicker > Source revision: 1349498561 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Small noisemaker, used in animal training}} {{For-multi|devices sometimes called "clickers"|remote control|other uses|Clicker (disambiguation)}} {{verify|date=June 2022}} thumb|right|Duck clicker, underside thumb|clicker ("buckling cap") is a spring with two stable states thumb|right|D-Day cricket issued to Allied paratroopers thumb|D-Day cricket (sound) [[File:ClickersFxwb.jpg|thumb|right|[Clicker-training](/source/Clicker_training) clickers come in various shapes and forms.]] thumb|Dog clicker (sound) A '''clicker''', sometimes called a '''cricket''',{{cite web|url=https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/material/equipment/cricket|title=The D-Day Cricket|date=19 February 2016 }} is any device that makes a clicking sound, usually when deliberately activated by its user. They usually consist of a piece of thin [metal](/source/metal) or plastic held in a casing so that the metal is slightly torqued; depressing one end of the metal causes it to pop out of alignment and releasing it causes it to pop back into alignment, each time making a sharp click. With some clickers, the user depresses the metal directly with thumb or finger; with others, a button extends above the surface of the casing so that depressing the button makes the metal click. ==Social uses== *In [World War II](/source/World_War_II) clickers were used by Allied paratroopers preceding and during [Operation Overlord](/source/Operation_Overlord) as a way of covertly identifying friend from foe. A soldier would click once and if two clicks were received in return from an unidentifiable soldier then his identification was confirmed.{{cite AV media |people=Jonathan Ferguson |date=5 June 2024 |title=D-Day 80th Anniversary Special, Part 1: Paratroopers, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqzHBEXl8_E |access-date=6 June 2024 |time=16:40-17:30 |location= |publisher=Royal Armouries }} *Clickers are used to provide audible feedback for human students learning using a method called [TAGteach](/source/TAGteach). *Clickers were used to organize [Catholic](/source/Catholic) group activity.{{cite web |last1=Hommerding |first1=Alan J. |title=We Support the Sisters |url=http://www.latenitecatechism.info/latenitecatechism/sisters/ |website=Late Nite Catechism |access-date=20 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228222259/http://www.latenitecatechism.info/latenitecatechism/sisters/ |archive-date=28 February 2011}}{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=James R. |title=does God use a clicker? |url=https://pickleheavenpress.com/2020/05/27/does-god-use-a-clicker/ |website=Pickle Heaven Press |access-date=20 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929173359/https://pickleheavenpress.com/2020/05/27/does-god-use-a-clicker/ |archive-date=2020-09-29 |language=en |date=27 May 2020}}{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Sue |title='Nuncrackers' at Saginaw's Pit and Balcony brings humor for Catholics, everyone else |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/saginaw/2012/11/nuncrackers_puts_a_crazy_spin.html |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=[mlive](/source/mlive) [MLive.com](/source/MLive.com) |date=30 November 2012 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=What is a clicker and what does it look like? |url=https://www.askacatholic.com/_webpostings/answers/2010_04APR/2010AprWhatIsAClicker.cfm |website=www.askacatholic.com |access-date=20 December 2024}}
"The clickers were [dime store](/source/dime_store) crickets that made a nice, loud click, perfect for signaling a [First Communion](/source/First_Communion) class so all the kids would stand up at the same time, and kneel at the same time, and start filing down the aisle together."{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title='Heaven Help Us' movie review & film summary (1985) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/heaven-help-us-1985 |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=www.rogerebert.com |date=February 11, 1985}} — [Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert)
==Animal training uses== {{main article|Clicker training}} Clickers were first used by marine mammal trainer [Karen Pryor](/source/Karen_Pryor) as a way of communicating with her animals. [Dolphins and whales](/source/toothed_whales) communicate underwater through a series of clicks and whistles known as [echolocation](/source/animal_echolocation), and the clicker allowed a trainer to produce signals they were more likely to understand.{{cn|date=March 2019}} Clickers are now used to train dogs, and other animals. When associated with a treat, a click allows the owner to mark the precise moment the desired behavior is executed.{{cn|date=March 2019}} ==Other uses== *{{Anchor |counting}}Clickers are also used as a handheld counting device, sometimes digital but more commonly mechanical, used to [keep a count of the numbers of people](/source/people_counter) entering a venue. It is often used by nightclub doorstaff to make sure fire limits are not exceeded. *A clicker is a device used on [recurve bow](/source/recurve_bow)s to signal to the archer that correct draw length has been achieved, thus aiding consistency. *Some [board games](/source/board_games) designed after [game shows](/source/game_shows) come with clickers that are meant to emulate the [buzzers](/source/Lock-out_device) common on such shows. *Clickers are used by some [kink](/source/Kink_(sexuality)) practitioners, in particular in the context of [pet play](/source/pet_play). ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Dog equipment Category:Military equipment of World War II {{Sound-tech-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Clicker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clicker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clicker?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.