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tooltip

Syllables: tool·tip/ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/

tooltip noun: 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.

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Noun

tooltip (plural tooltips)

  1. 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

Verb

tooltip (third-person singular simple present tooltips, present participle tooltipping, simple past and past participle tooltipped)

  1. (rare, transitive) To add a tooltip to a user interface element.
  2. (rare, transitive) To cause a tooltip to appear by hovering over a UI element.

tooltip meaning in Tamil, Gujarati, Arabic and Vietnamese

tooltip in Tamil

உதவிக் குறிப்பு, கருவிக் குறிப்பு, உளி முனை

tooltip in Gujarati

an element of a graphical user interface
સાધનટિપ્પણી sādhanṭippaṇī, સાધનમદદ sādhnamdad

tooltip in Arabic

an element of a graphical user interface
تَلْمِيح talmīḥ

tooltip in Vietnamese

an element of a graphical user interface
mẹo công cụ, hộp gợi ý

Synonyms of tooltip

Forms of tooltip

Noun
pluraltooltips
Verb
third-person singular presenttooltips
present participletooltipping
past participletooltipped
pasttooltipped

Origin of tooltip

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.

Questions about tooltip

What does tooltip mean?
Tooltip means 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.
What is tooltip in Tamil?
Tooltip in Tamil is உதவிக் குறிப்பு, கருவிக் குறிப்பு, உளி முனை. See Tooltip meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tooltip?
Tooltip can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce tooltip?
Tooltip is pronounced /ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/.
What is the plural of tooltip?
The plural of tooltip is tooltips.

Words near tooltip in the dictionary

  1. toolstrip
  2. toolstrips
  3. toolsuite
  4. toolsuites
  5. toolsy
  6. tooltip
  7. tooltipped
  8. tooltipping
  9. tooltips
  10. toom
  11. Toom-Cook algorithm

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tooltip (page history and authors); tooltip (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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