Definitions

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  • noun baseball Alternative form of fly out.
  • noun computing, graphical user interface A popup menu that branches off some other visual element.

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Examples

  • Among the researchers findings is that, when it comes to online video, "flyout" ads that appear next to the media player deliver the same punch as see-through "transparency" ads that appear over the content, but are less intrusive.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • When you configure a menu with the "flyout" option set to true, the script formats a hierarchical list as a flyout:

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • When you configure a menu with the "flyout" option set to true, the script formats a hierarchical list as a flyout:

    doggdot.us 2009

  • The dense combination of fiber traps infill in place, significantly reducing "flyout" seen in many straight fiber systems and plays like a natural grass surface in pristine condition.

    NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories 2009

  • The operation of the Aegis system by the Chokai's crew and the missile's "flyout" toward the target were successful even though the intercept was not achieved, said Rear Adm. Tomohisa Takei, operations and plans director for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, and US Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency.

    Mathaba Highlights Briefing 2008

  • With the Giants ahead 2-0, left-handed specialist Javier Lopez retired Josh Hamilton on a lazy flyout to strand a runner on second in the eighth.

    World Series Game 2: Giants Bats Explode Again, 9-0 Over Rangers AP 2010

  • Boone Logan threw one pitch, retiring Kubel on an infield pop, and David Robertson got Delmon Young on an inning-ending flyout.

    Yankees Sweep Twins To Return To ALCS AP 2010

  • Boone Logan threw one pitch, retiring Kubel on an infield pop, and David Robertson got Delmon Young on an inning-ending flyout.

    Yankees Sweep Twins To Return To ALCS AP 2010

  • It would be nice if the flyout location menu that you can put on your taskbar was more appealing, like Stacks. burnblue natenovs

    Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • With the Giants ahead 2-0, left-handed specialist Javier Lopez retired Josh Hamilton on a lazy flyout to strand a runner on second in the eighth.

    World Series Game 2: Giants Bats Explode Again, 9-0 Over Rangers AP 2010

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