mouseover

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noun

The event of an on-screen pointer being over an on-screen shape.

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Meanings

nounmouseover (plural mouseovers)

plural mouseovers · alternative mouse-over

  1. computingThe event of an on-screen pointer being over an on-screen shape.

Origin

From mouse + over.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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