What is the plural of 'mouse' on a computer?

Mice or Mouses

Here are opinions and input:

• According to the PC Dictionary it is "mice." For your reference: PC Dictionary. However it has also been said that because it is a name it is "mouses."

• Without a doubt the plural of computer mouse is: MOUSES

• MOUSE is an acronym, and is short for Manually-Operated User-Selection Equipment so technically MOUSE is already the plural (... Equipments?) Most people, however pluralise acronyms, and initials in general, by adding a small s, so it would be MOUSEs, which seems a bit silly. Mice is also wrong, as it doesn't stand for anything, but it does make more grammatical sense than calling them MOUSE or MOUSEs. (NB: If a MOUSE was so called because it looked like the animal, then mice would be correct, but that isn't the case, although small body, long tail, who knows...)

• It's definitely "mouses". See: http://www.saugus.net/Computer/Terms/mouse/view

• If in doubt use "pointing devices" (although the term may be a bit too general) :-)

• I have been involved with computers since 1985 and have always used "mice" when referring to more than one of them.

Mice or Mouses

Unless you want to look like a smart ass, i suggest saying "mice"

Mice or Mouses

I worked at a school and all the english teachers in the school said it is Mouses when you are talking about the plural computer mouse.

First answer by ben james. Last edit by Dondreak. Contributor trust: 12 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 66 [recommend question]