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Mobile App Development vocabulary · Screens, UI Components and Gestures

Swipe

Meaning in mobile app development, with examples

/swaɪp/verbCore term

In mobile app development, swipe means: To move a finger quickly across the screen in one direction, for example to see the next photo, delete an item in a list or go back.

In Turkish: kaydırmak, parmakla kaydırmak

How it is used

Common in UI specs and test steps: swipe left, swipe right, swipe up, swipe to delete, swipe back. Also a noun (a swipe gesture). A swipe is short and fast; scroll describes moving through content, and drag means moving something while keeping the finger down.

Example sentences

  1. Swipe left on a message to archive it.

  2. Users swipe back by mistake while drawing their signature.

Common collocations

  • swipe left
  • swipe to delete
  • swipe back
  • swipe gesture
  • swipe up
  • tapTo touch the screen quickly with one finger to select something, for example a button, a link or an item in a list.
  • scrollTo move the content of a screen up, down or sideways to see more of it, usually by sliding a finger across a list or page.
  • pull to refreshA gesture in which the user drags the top of a list downward and releases it to load the newest content, while a small spinner shows that it is loading.
  • bottom sheetA panel that slides up from the bottom of the screen to show extra options or content, while part of the screen behind it often stays visible.

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