noun
pointing device
Technical term for hardware that controls a cursor, such as a mouse, trackpad, or laser pointer.
このノートパソコンの指示装置はタッチパッドです。
The pointing device on this laptop is a touchpad.
プレゼンでレーザーポインターを指示装置として使った。
I used a laser pointer as a pointing device during the presentation.
Common loanword synonym; 指示装置 is the native Japanese technical equivalent.
Compound of 指示 (しじ, 'pointing, indication') and 装置 (そうち, 'device, apparatus').