mouse jiggler

noun

mouse jiggler

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program that simulates periodic mouse movements to prevent the machine entering a standby state.

  • This triage process may include taking photographs of screens, using mouse jigglers to prevent password-protected screensavers from activating, or running memory-dumping tools.2016, Bruce Nikkel, Practical Forensic Imaging, page 102:

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