tooltip

Meaning

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

Translations

araç ipucu

araç bilgisi

info-bulle

info-ballon

تَلْمِيح

dica de ferramenta

información sobre herramientas

tooltip

knopinfo

QuickInfo

Quickinfo

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.

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