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The tooltip is a common graphical user interface element. It is used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a mouse pointer. The user hovers the cursor over an item, without clicking it, and a small box appears with the name or description of the item being hovered over. A common variant, especially in older software, is displaying the description of the tool in a status bar, but such descriptions are not usually called tooltips. A good example of a tooltip is the wikipedia logo on the upper left. Hover the cursor over it for several seconds and "Main Page" will appear.
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