tooltip
tool·tip
tooltip · tooltips · tooltipped · tooltipping
To add a tooltip to a user interface elementTo add a tooltip to a user interface element.
/ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/
Meaning
2 senses(rare, transitive)To add a tooltip to a user interface element.
Tooltip
подска́зкаpodskázka
(rare, transitive)To cause a tooltip to appear by hovering over a UI element.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
an element of a graphical user interface:
Deutsch
an element of a graphical user interface:
Origin
From tool + tip, originally used with toolbars to provide a tip or hint as to what functioFrom 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.
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Forms
tooltips, tooltipping, tooltipped, tooltipped| Base form | tooltip · to tooltip |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tooltips |
| Present participle | tooltipping |
| Past simple | tooltipped |
| Past participle | tooltipped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle