0 a message with information that appears when you hold a cursor over a piece of text or an icon on a website or in a software program
This could e.g. trigger tooltip text display in newer operating systems.
The main menu items as well as submenu items are fully customizable including the icon, tooltip, target and sort order.
A button often displays a tooltip when a user moves the pointer over it.
File shortcuts can also store comments which are displayed as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over the shortcut.
Wizards, tooltip prompts and autocompletion may help with common tasks.
Since 1998, some web browsers have added the ability to show a tooltip for a hyperlink before it is selected.
Hovering the cursor over the tab often displays a tooltip of the full title.
The tooltip serves as built-in documentation that briefly explains the purpose of the button.
