Popup: meaning, definitions and examples
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popup
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website feature
A small window that appears on top of a webpage and usually contains advertisements, alerts, or other information.
Synonyms
overlay, pop-up window
Examples of usage
- I hate when popups keep appearing while I'm trying to read an article.
- The popup ad was so annoying that I immediately closed it.
baseball
A high fly ball that is easy to catch because it goes straight up in the air.
Synonyms
easy catch, fly ball
Examples of usage
- The outfielder caught the popup for an easy out.
- The pitcher induced a popup to end the inning.
music
A type of song that quickly becomes very popular and then disappears from the charts.
Synonyms
flash in the pan, one-hit wonder
Examples of usage
- Their latest single was a catchy popup that everyone was singing along to.
- The band's success was short-lived, with only one hit popup.
Translations
Translations of the word "popup" in other languages:
๐ต๐น popup
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคชเค เคช
๐ฉ๐ช Popup
๐ฎ๐ฉ popup
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฟะปะธะฒะฐััะต ะฒัะบะฝะพ
๐ต๐ฑ popup
๐ฏ๐ต ใใใใขใใ
๐ซ๐ท popup
๐ช๐ธ popup
๐น๐ท popup
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงูุฐุฉ ู ูุจุซูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ vyskakovacรญ okno
๐ธ๐ฐ vyskakovacie okno
๐จ๐ณ ๅผนๅบ็ชๅฃ
๐ธ๐ฎ pojavno okno
๐ฎ๐ธ uppspretta
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะปาัะผะฐะปั ัะตัะตะทะต
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแฎแขแแ แ แคแแแฏแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ aรงฤฑlan pษncษrษ
๐ฒ๐ฝ popup
Word origin
The term 'popup' originated in the late 1990s with the rise of internet advertising. It refers to a window that 'pops up' on top of a webpage to display content such as ads or alerts. The term has since been adopted in other contexts, such as baseball and music, to describe things that quickly appear and disappear. The use of popups has evolved over the years, with many users finding them intrusive and annoying.