# What is the distance of a click?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154 "2003-08-10T05:02:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/1 "2003-08-10T05:02:59Z")

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In various military programs, I’ve heard the word click (clique?) used to denote possition. EX: We are ten clicks away from the enemy.

What is a click?

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/2 "2003-08-10T05:04:47Z")

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klick

Kilometer

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**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/3 "2003-08-10T05:21:35Z")

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aww, so simple :smack:

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/4 "2003-08-10T19:41:54Z")

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1/128 of an inch on my mouse.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/5 "2003-08-10T21:32:34Z")

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It’s about 1 kilometer, give or take 😉

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/6 "2003-08-10T21:56:37Z")

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Yeah, that one always takes a second to klick in.  
_runs_

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-distance-of-a-click/194154/7 "2003-08-10T23:53:42Z")

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heh cool name for a question like this… but sometimes, things like ths just click…