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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-tooltip.wav [UK] Forms: tooltips [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tool|tip}} tool + tip Head templates: {{en-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 Hypernyms: tip Related terms: toolbar
    Sense id: en-tooltip-en-noun-yt5YW4bN Categories (other): Graphical user interface Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-tooltip.wav [UK] Forms: tooltips [present, singular, third-person], tooltipping [participle, present], tooltipped [participle, past], tooltipped [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tool|tip}} tool + tip Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: rare, transitive Translations (an element of a graphical user interface): hulpwenk (Afrikaans), تَلْمِيح (talmīḥ) (Arabic), 工具提示 (gōngjù tíshì) (Chinese Mandarin), ŝpruchelpilo (Esperanto), työkaluvihje (Finnish), infobulle [feminine] (French), Tooltip [masculine] (German), સાધનટિપ્પણી (sādhanṭippaṇī) (Gujarati), સાધનમદદ (sādhnamdad) (Gujarati), szövegbuborék (Hungarian), buboréksúgó (Hungarian), buboréktipp (Hungarian), eszköztipp (Hungarian), felbukkanó ablak (Hungarian), helyi súgó (Hungarian), súgóbuborék (Hungarian), súgószöveg (Hungarian), magyarázódoboz (Hungarian), eszközleírás (Hungarian), elemleírás (Hungarian), segédszöveg (Hungarian), leíróbuborék (Hungarian), gyorstipp (Hungarian), felugró üzenet (Hungarian), ツールチップ (tsūruchippu) (Japanese), 툴팁 (tultip) (Korean), akiutauta (Māori), tooltip [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), dica de contexto [feminine] (Portuguese), подска́зка (podskázka) [feminine] (Russian), tooltip [masculine] (Spanish), inforuta [common-gender] (Swedish), araç bilgisi (Turkish), araç ipucu (Turkish), mẹo công cụ (Vietnamese), hộp gợi ý (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tooltip-en-verb-ewl8QcMi Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'an element of a graphical user interface': 70 30
  2. (rare, computing, transitive) To cause a tooltip to appear by hovering over a UI element. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-tooltip-en-verb-Co0wMkhG Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Microsoft Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 26 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 20 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 23 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 19 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 24 17 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 18 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 24 17 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 22 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 18 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 18 15 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 17 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 17 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 13 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 14 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 14 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 24 17 58 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 26 31 43 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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      "word": "mẹo công cụ"
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