ANSWER http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_plural_of_mouse_on_a_computer
* 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 M
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