Scrolling

verb

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments.

"She scrolled the offending image out of view."

2.verbTo move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

"The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen."

3.verbTo flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.

"Hey, stop scrolling!"

4.nounThe continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction.

5.nounOrnamental scrollwork.

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