Pointer events are events and related interfaces that handle hardware agnostic pointer input from devices like a mouse, pen, or touchscreen. Since its premier in Internet Explorer 10, Pointer events has become a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specification, thanks to the feedback and support from other browser vendors and the web standards community. To comply with the Candidate Recommendation of
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