A hoverbox (also called a hover box, hovercard or hover card) is a

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that is neither a

tooltip The tooltip, also known as infotip or hint, is a common graphical user interface (GUI) element in which, when hoverbox, hovering over a screen element or component, a text box displays information about that element, such as a description of a ...

nor a traditional popup, but is a popup that appears when the

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is placed over an

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on the screen for a short period of time, without clicking. The hoverbox provides a

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tool which allows the reader of a

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to preview information outside of that webpage. Hoverboxes differ from tooltips in that hoverboxes support

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s and can be used to display forms, graphics and lists among other html elements. Hoverboxes differ from traditional popups in that the user must hover over a page element to activate. Hoverboxes are not used for

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or survey collection. Hoverboxes and other kinds of hover effects can be built with CSS. Typically used to hide page elements that would otherwise clutter a

website A website (also written as a web site) is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, educatio ...

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Graphical user interface elements Web annotation {{GUI-stub

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