mouseover

[ mous-oh-ver ]

noun

1. a website feature that generates the appearance of a pop-up message, image, or hyperlink when a pointer is directed, as by a mouse, over a specific item on the screen:

   Thanks to mouseovers, our online shoppers can quickly view details about the products of interest to them.

mouseover

/ ˈmaʊsˌəʊvə /

noun

1. computing (on the page of a website) an item, esp a graphic, that changes or pops up when the pointer of a mouse moves over it

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouseover¹

First recorded in 1990–95; mouse (in the sense “the computer device that moves the pointer”) + over ( def )

Example Sentences

The desktop app offers customizable actions on mouseover, in addition to the swipe gestures on mobile.

From The Verge

In many of Amazon's own apps, slightly tilting the phone away from you will also bring up little pieces of information, similar to mouseover text on a Web site.

From Washington Post

This phenomenon might already be morphing into something else, because you can't "mouseover" something on a touchscreen phone or tablet – a touch is already interpreted as a "click".

From The Guardian

Perhaps "mouseover" will be replaced by "fingerhover".

From The Guardian

Questionable spellings underlined with original spelling contained in "mouseover"* text box.

From Project Gutenberg