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Bottom sheet

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, bottom sheet means: A 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.

In Turkish: alt panel, bottom sheet

How it is used

A Material Design term; on iOS the same pattern is called a sheet, which can stop at different heights called detents. Users drag a bottom sheet up or swipe it down to dismiss it. It can be modal, blocking the screen behind, or persistent.

Example sentences

  1. Show the filter options in a bottom sheet instead of a new screen.

  2. The bottom sheet covers the map's zoom buttons.

Common collocations

  • modal bottom sheet
  • dismiss the bottom sheet
  • expand the bottom sheet
  • bottom sheet handle
  • modalA screen or window shown on top of the current one that users must deal with, by finishing a task or closing it, before they can return to what they were doing.
  • swipeTo 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.
  • screenOne full view of an app that the user sees at a time, such as the login screen or the settings screen; apps are planned as a set of screens.
  • componentA reusable, self-contained piece of a user interface, such as a button, modal or product card, with its own markup, styles and logic.

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