information bubble

[ in-fer-mey-shuhn buhb-uhl ]

noun

1. media bubble.
2. Digital Technology. a pop-up image or window on a website with supplementary information:

   The gallery website has information bubbles with artist biographies and other interesting facts that appear when you hover the pointer over a painting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of information bubble¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Instead, it has created an all-encompassing information bubble.

From The Daily Beast