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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
tooltip en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
Hypernyms
tip
Relateds
toolbar
Synonyms
hover text · infotip
tooltip en · VERB
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To add a tooltip to a user interface element.
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(rare, transitive) To cause a tooltip to appear by hovering over a UI element.
Forms
Translations (36)
sv inforuta (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu buboréktipp (an element of a graphical user interface) · vi mẹo công cụ (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu buboréksúgó (an element of a graphical user interface) · fr infobulle (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu súgóbuborék (an element of a graphical user interface) · pl tooltip (an element of a graphical user interface) · gu સાધનટિપ્પણી (an element of a graphical user interface) · de Tooltip (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu eszközleírás (an element of a graphical user interface) · mi akiutauta (an element of a graphical user interface) · af hulpwenk (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu gyorstipp (an element of a graphical user interface) · cmn 工具提示 (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu eszköztipp (an element of a graphical user interface) · gu સાધનમદદ (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu leíróbuborék (an element of a graphical user interface) · tr araç ipucu (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu magyarázódoboz (an element of a graphical user interface) · pt dica de contexto (an element of a graphical user interface) · ar تَلْمِيح (an element of a graphical user interface) · ko 툴팁 (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu elemleírás (an element of a graphical user interface) · tr araç bilgisi (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu felbukkanó ablak (an element of a graphical user interface) · eo ŝpruchelpilo (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu helyi súgó (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu segédszöveg (an element of a graphical user interface) · fi työkaluvihje (an element of a graphical user interface) · ja ツールチップ (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu szövegbuborék (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu súgószöveg (an element of a graphical user interface) · es tooltip (an element of a graphical user interface) · ru подска́зка (an element of a graphical user interface) · hu felugró üzenet (an element of a graphical user interface) · vi hộp gợi ý (an element of a graphical user interface)