slider

plural sliders

1. Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
   1. businessA potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
   2. computingA widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.

      In the Vista Volume Mixer tool, when you move the speaker volume slider, the program sliders move along with it.

      2008, Paul McFedries, Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, page 186

   3. architectureA sliding door.

      Woburn-NEW custom build 5 bedroom, 4 baths, lg. living room, lg. formal dining room, see thru fireplace, 2 sliders to two decks, 1 oversized garage […]

      1985 April 6, “Houses for Sale (classified advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, page 11

   4. ball gamesA pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.

      The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.

   5. ball gamesA similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
   6. A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.

      We ordered five sliders.

      Synonyms: miniburger, minihamburger

   7. The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.

      Synonyms: slide

   8. hobbiesA rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
   9. Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).

      Synonyms: slide

   10. A person using such a slide (“child’s play equipment”).
   11. ball gamesA piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
   12. An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.

       Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts

       2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop

   13. USdialectalA red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
   14. Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
   15. A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
   16. entertainmentA strip of material with holes in it, used to selectively block pipes in an organ.
2. InternetcomputingA slideshow on a web page.

plural Sliders

1. A surname.