Scrolling: meaning, definitions and examples

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scrolling

 

[ หˆskrษ™สŠlษชล‹ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

digital technology

The action of moving text or graphics up or down on a screen in order to view different parts of them.

Synonyms

browsing, moving, navigating

Examples of usage

  • Scrolling through a webpage to find relevant information.
  • Using the scroll bar to navigate through a document.
Context #2 | Verb

digital technology

To move text or graphics up or down on a screen in order to view different parts of them.

Synonyms

browse, move, navigate

Examples of usage

  • Scroll down to read the rest of the article.
  • Scroll up to see the previous messages.

Translations

Translations of the word "scrolling" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น rolagem

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅเค•เฅเคฐเฅ‰เคฒเคฟเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Scrollen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menggulung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั€ะพะบั€ัƒั‡ัƒะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przewijanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒญใƒผใƒซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉfilement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desplazamiento

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kaydฤฑrma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์Šคํฌ๋กค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชู…ุฑูŠุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rolovรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ rolovanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆปšๅŠจ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ drsenje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fletting

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐัƒั‹ัั‚ั‹ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ“แƒแƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sรผrรผลŸdรผrmษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desplazamiento

Etymology

The term 'scrolling' originated from the Old English word 'scrofulian', meaning 'to move or be drawn in a curved course'. It has evolved over the centuries to be commonly used in the context of digital technology to describe the action of moving content up or down on a screen.

See also: scroll, scroller.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #26,174, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.