pointerhover
nounUK /ˈpɔɪntəˌhɒvə/
US /ˈpɔɪntərˌhʌvər/
A pointerhover is when you move the mouse arrow over something on a screen and it stays there.
A little box popped up when I did a pointerhover over the picture.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small help box that appears when the mouse arrow rests on an icon.
The pointerhover told me what the button does.
3. The act of keeping the mouse arrow still on a link without clicking.
A pointerhover on the link made it change color.
4. A short pause of the on-screen arrow over a word to see more about it.
She used a pointerhover to check the word's meaning.