mouseover

noun
UK /ˈmaʊsˌəʊvə/
US /ˈmaʊsˌoʊvər/

A mouseover is when you move the computer mouse over something on the screen and it does something.

Hover your mouse over the picture to see a mouseover with its name.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A web event that happens when the pointer is moved onto an element.

The button changes color on mouseover.

3. A tooltip or pop-up that appears when the pointer rests on an item.

A mouseover showed the definition of the word.

4. In programming, a handler that responds to the pointer entering an element.

They added a mouseover listener to the image.