autohide

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verb

To hide (a visual element) automatically.

“Restore an autohidden window by hovering over its icon.”

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Meanings

verbautohide (third-person singular simple present autohides, present participle autohiding, simple past autohid, past participle autohidden)

present singular third person autohides · participle present autohiding · past autohid · participle past autohidden

  1. transitivecomputingTo hide (a visual element) automatically.

    Restore an autohidden window by hovering over its icon.

Origin

From auto- + hide.

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Cite this entry
APA

autohide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autohide

MLA

“autohide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autohide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autohide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autohide.

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