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drawers

7.2

A panel that slides out from the screen edge to show tools or settings

noun
/drɔrz/

Specialized

: panel

So home screen customization, an app drawer, widgets on the home screen.

So home screen customization, an app drawer, widgets on the home screen.

Examples

To find additional tools for editing, open the drawers by sliding them out from the right side of the interface.
In the app, you can access various features by tapping on the drawers located on the left edge of the screen.
The software includes multiple drawers for settings, navigation, and quick access to tools.

Synonyms

drawer

vsdrawers

Specialized

2 4.9

A hidden area that slides from the screen edge to show menus or controls

is focused on panels showing tools, settings, or content rather than alerts

Compounds

chest of drawers

7 2.6

A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and small items

How Intrusive

modal

Specialized

1 7.5

fullscreen

3 3.5

drawers

Specialized

7.2

sidebar

Texting

33 3.5

to pop out

Specialized

1 5.1

Surface Forms

drawer singular

drawers plural

Morphology

drawers = drawer (semi-transparent) = drawer + s

The word is built on the familiar noun 'drawer', but the software sense is a metaphorical extension rather than a fully literal one.

Etymology

Drawers for a sliding panel in software comes from the ordinary drawer in a desk that 'slides out' to hold things, so a digital drawer is a part of the screen that slides out to show tools or menus.