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slider

Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪdɚ/

The English word “slider” has 17 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
  2. A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
  3. A sliding door.
  4. 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.
  5. A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
  6. A small hamburger or sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
  7. The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
  8. A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
  9. Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
  10. A person using such a slide (“child’s play equipment”).
  11. A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
  12. An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
  13. A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
  14. Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
  15. A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
  16. A strip of material with holes in it, used to selectively block pipes in an organ.
  17. A slideshow on a web page.

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…

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