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Slider

//ˈslaɪdɚ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
  2. 2
    a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown wordnet
  3. 3
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.

    "In the Vista Volume Mixer tool, when you move the speaker volume slider, the program sliders move along with it."

  4. 4
    freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets wordnet
  5. 5
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A sliding door.

    "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 […]"

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  1. 6
    someone who races the luge wordnet
  2. 7
    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.

    "The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable."

  3. 8
    a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction wordnet
  4. 9
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
  5. 10
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A small sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.

    "We ordered five sliders."

  6. 11
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
  7. 12
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
  8. 13
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
  9. 14
    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.
  10. 15
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.

    "Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts"

  11. 16
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa). US, dialectal
  12. 17
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
  13. 18
    Agent noun of slide: that which slides.; A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
  14. 19
    A slideshow on a web page. Internet

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.

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