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I was thinking if there is one word for scrolling left or right. Usually we say scroll if the action is moving a mouse wheel up or down. What if we are moving it left or right? Is it again scrolling??

Reference: Definition from Google: Scrolling - noun - the action of moving displayed text or graphics up, down, or across on a computer screen in order to view different parts of them.

Definition from Techopedia: Scrolling is the sliding movement of images, video or text across a display screen either vertically or horizontally. Scrolling can be done with or without user intervention.

Related question on Superuser: How can I scroll horizontally with my regular mouse?

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The term horizontal scrolling seems to be widely used to describe the action of scrolling horizontally.

i.e.: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/h/horizsc.htm

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Horizontal scrolling.

Vertical scrolling is typically just referred to as "scrolling" as the vertical is implicit, whereas horizontal scrolling requires the inclusion of the adjective to avoid confusion.

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