Tear-off
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tear-off is a noun meaning A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
Meaning
A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
More Meanings
- (graphical user interface) A pull-down menu that can be detached from its parent menu bar and dragged around the screen.
- (programming) A COM (Component Object Model) interface that is instantiated only when explicitly requested.
- Designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
Example Sentences
a tear-off strip, a tear-off protector
My visor was covered in mud, and I had used up all the tear-offs.
Tear-offs are rarely found in modern interfaces, though, so typically you'll want to disable the tear-off feature by default.
This makes tearoffs especially risky for objects that may be accessed remotely. Given all of the potential pitfalls of tearoffs, a logical question might be, "when are tearoffs appropriate?" There is no absolute answer; […]
Word Forms
- tear-offs
- tearoff
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tearstrip, tape, peelie, pullout, stub, tissue.
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