I think that given the examples in this
thread, "positioned div" is a good term, and in this specific instance it is an "absolute positioned div."
This is consistent with a control in Chris Pederick's excellent
WebDeveloper add on for Firefox, which provides outlining of all "positioned" elements (absolute, fixed, float or relative) in the page.
In my mind, a "floating div" seems more intuitive as one that has the "float" property set.
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