tooltip

See also: Tooltip

English

The tooltip is shown when hovering over the item.

Etymology

From tool +‎ tip, originally used with toolbars to provide a tip or hint as to what function each graphical icon represented. The term was introduced as ToolTip by Microsoft in the 1990s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/
    • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Hyphenation: tool‧tip

Noun

tooltip (plural tooltips)

  1. (graphical user interface) An element of a graphical user interface in the form of a box of text that appears when a cursor is made to hover over an item; normally used to explain the function of the item.
    Synonyms: infotip, hover text
    Hypernym: tip

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Verb

tooltip (third-person singular simple present tooltips, present participle tooltipping, simple past and past participle tooltipped)

  1. (rare, computing, transitive) To add a tooltip to a user interface element.
  2. (rare, computing, transitive) To cause a tooltip to appear by hovering over a UI element.

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