sticky

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From stick +‎ -y.

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• Rhymes: -ɪki

[edit] Adjective

sticky (comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)

1. Able or likely to stick.

   Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?

2. Potentially difficult to escape from.

   This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.

3. (computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent.

   We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.

4. (computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
5. (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.
6. (Internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.

   A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not "sticky" - 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.

7. Of weather, hot and wind-less and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.

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[edit] Derived terms

• stickily
• stickiness
• sticky-backed plastic
• sticky bit
• sticky fingers
• sticky wicket
• sticky note

[edit] Noun

sticky (plural stickies)

1. A sticky note, such as a post-it note.

   Her desk is covered with yellow stickies.

2. (manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.

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[edit] Verb

to sticky (third-person singular simple present stickies, present participle stickying, simple past and past participle stickyed or stickied)

1. (Internet, bulletin boards) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

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