slider
nounUS /ˈslaɪdɚ/
Etymology From slide + -er. The meaning "small hamburger" was originally used to describe onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle restaurants, formerly spelt "Slyder". Regarding the senses about control devices or widgets: physical sliders (potentiometers serving as rheostats) predate virtual ones (elements in graphical user interfaces), and the virtual ones are so named because their concept is the abstraction of the physical ones; if more explanation on that topic is needed, it is available in the Wikipedia articles on skeuomorphs, icons, and the desktop metaphor.
16 senses
- 1A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- 2A widget allowing the user to select a value or position…
- 3A sliding door.
- 4A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring…
- 5A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger…
- 6A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
- 7The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes…
- 8A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly…
- 9Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
- 10A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a…
- 11An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
- 12A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn.…
- 13Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
- 14A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys…
- 15A strip of material with holes in it, used to…
- 16A slideshow on a web page.
› Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A 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:
A 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:
Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A 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.
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
- We ordered five sliders.
The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Skydiving, Sports A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
Ball games, Curling, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
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 thoughts2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop:
Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A strip of material with holes in it, used to selectively block pipes in an organ.
Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Internet A slideshow on a web page.
- Synonyms
- miniburger, minihamburger
- Derived terms
- back door slider, Cumberland slider, D'Orbigny's slider, Perth slider, pond slider, ranchslider, ranch slider, red-eared slider, skeleton slider, slider phone, slider pump, slurve, yellow-bellied slider, yellowbelly slider
- Related terms
- curveball, fastball, cut fastball, two-seam fastball, split finger fastball, sinker, screwball, knuckleball