slider
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈslaɪdɚ/
rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)
Forms: form: sliders
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.
Senses: glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
examples: text: In the Vista Volume Mixer tool, when you move the speaker volume slider, the program sliders move along with it.
ref: 2008, Paul McFedries, Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, page 186:
topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
examples: text: 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 […]
ref: 1985 April 6, “Houses for Sale (classified advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A sliding door.
examples: text: The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
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.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
examples: text: We ordered five sliders.
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A small sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
synonyms: slide
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
skydiving
sports
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
synonyms: word: slide
extra: child's play equipment
topics: ball-games
curling
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
examples: text: Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts
Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts
ref: 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop:
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
glosses: Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
topics: computing
engineering
graphical-user-interface
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A slideshow on a web page.
Synonyms: sense: small hamburger
word: miniburger
sense: small hamburger
word: minihamburger
Derived terms: word: back door slider
taxonomic: Trachemys scripta troostii
word: Cumberland slider
taxonomic: Trachemys dorbigni
word: D'Orbigny's slider
taxonomic: Lerista lineata
word: Perth slider
word: pond slider
word: ranchslider
word: ranch slider
taxonomic: Trachemys scripta elegans
word: red-eared slider
word: slider phone
word: slider pump
word: yellow-bellied slider
taxonomic: Trachemys scripta scripta
word: yellowbelly slider
Related terms: curveball
fastball
cut fastball
two-seam fastball
split finger fastball
sinker
screwball
knuckleball