wikipedia|dab=sticky
English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sticky.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪki|-ɪki
Adjective
en-adj|stick|ier
- Able or likely to stick.
#: Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?
- Potentially difficult to escape from.
#: This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.
- (GUI design) Persistent across multiple incarnations of a widget.
#: We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.
- context|computing|of a window appearing on all virtual desktops.
- context|internet|of threads on a bulletin board fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
Verb
en-verb|stickies|stickying|stickyed or stickied
#context|internet|bulletin boards to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
Related terms
stick
sticky bit
sticky fingers
sticky wicket
sticky note
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