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🧁 A hollow muffin 💬 A floating panel
popover

popover

1 7.0
A small on-screen box that appears next to a button to show options
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒpəvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : panel emergente
  • Having a "popover" appear every time you visit a site can be frustrating for those who are not interested or for those who may already be on your email list.

Examples

  • The challenge is to find the point in time when a "popover" is most valuable and least disruptive.

    Blog text (27)

  • Make it very clear what a visitor needs to do in order to close the "popover" or "lightbox."

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  • To view more details, click on the button, and a popover will appear near it.

  • When you hover over the icon, a helpful popover shows the options available.

  • In the app, the tutorial will use a popover to explain new features without navigating away.

Synonyms

panel
vspopover
  • Specialized
112 4.5

A small window on screen that shows options or settings

appears beside a control to show quick actions without leaving the current view
pop-up
vspopover
7 3.4

A small window that suddenly appears on your computer screen

appears near the related control and stays within the current view
popup
vspopover
  • Texting
5 3.3

A small window that appears on a computer screen to show information or ads

appears beside a related control and keeps users in the same view

How Intrusive

modal
  • Specialized
1 7.5
fullscreen
3 3.5
dialog box
  • Specialized
5 3.2
popover
  • Specialized
1 7.0
protip
  • Slang
1 8.8

Surface Forms

popover singular
popovers plural

Morphology

popover = pop (transparent) = over + pop

The UI sense is a straightforward metaphorical compounding: a panel that 'pops over' other content, which learners can infer from the components. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Popover in apps and websites borrows that same idea from the food and the words pop and over, with pop meaning 'to appear suddenly' and over meaning 'above'. A popover is a small panel that appears on top of the screen near a button so you can see quick information without leaving the page.