tooltip
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tooltip
- /ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/
Where it comes from
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.
noun tooltips
-
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.
Similar: infotip, hover text
verb tooltips · tooltipping · tooltipped
- To add a tooltip to a user interface element.
- To cause a tooltip to appear by hovering over a UI element.
Translations
Every language
verb an element of a graphical user interface
| Español | tooltip |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 툴팁 tultip |
| 日本語 | ツールチップ tsūruchippu |
| 中文 | 工具提示 gōngjù tíshì |
| Português | dica de contexto |
| Français | infobulle |
| Deutsch | Tooltip |
| Русский | подска́зка podskázka |
| Tiếng Việt | mẹo công cụ, hộp gợi ý |
| العربية | تَلْمِيح talmīḥ |
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