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POPUP [2 records]

Record 1 2011-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A menu that emerges in an upward direction from a particular point or line on a display screen; for example, a secondary list of options that appears when the user selects an item in a menu.

CONT

For example, in a window that displays a list of diseases, the user can select the name of a disease using the left button. A pop-up menu is displayed that allows a user to get more information in another window ... Only those items that are currently relevant appear in the pop-up menu.

Key term(s)
  • pop up menu

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
DEF

Menu déroulant qui apparaît à l'écran selon la zone ou l'objet à sélection sur lesquels l'utilisateur entend avoir une action.

OBS

«Menu incrusté» a été formé sur le modèle de pop-up window (incrusté), trouvé dans Terminologie, volume 14, numéro 1, page 654.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
DEF

En la pantalla de visualización de una computadora (ordenador) personal, es un menú que emerge en una dirección hacia arriba desde un punto o línea determinados en la pantalla de visualización; por ejemplo, una lista secundaria de opciones que aparece cuando el usuario escoge un renglón en un menú.

Key term(s)
  • menú directo
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Record 2 2002-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A memory-resident program (TSR) that is called by pressing a hotkey. The program is displayed either as a small window on top of the existing screen text or images, or it takes up the full screen. When the program is exited, the previous screen contexts are restored.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Programme qui réside en permanence dans la mémoire et qui s'affiche sur l'écran en pressant une touche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Programa que reside permanentemente en la memoria, y que «salta» súbitamente en la pantalla al tocarse una tecla.

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