settext

verb

UK /ˈsɛt tɛkst/

US /ˈsɛt tɛkst/

To set text means to put words or letters into a computer program or on a screen.

The programmer used a command to settext on the button so it would say 'Click me'.

SYNONYMS

assign text insert text place text write text input text

RELATED WORDS

setlabel setcaption setvalue setcontent setstring

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, to change the words shown in a part of a user interface.

She called settext to update the label with the new score.

3. To prepare or arrange written words for printing or display.

The editor settext in a larger font for the headline.

4. To fix or establish the wording of a document.

They settext for the contract before sending it out.