drop-down menu
noun
variants
or drop-down list
or
computers
: a list of choices that appears on a computer screen when a person clicks on the menu's title
To print the document, click on "print" in the "file" drop-down menu.
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To share it or send it to your computer, tap the Share button (the square with the arrow pointing up) and choose Send Copy in the drop-down menu.
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Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
To uninstall an app click the three dots to the right of its name, choose Uninstall on the drop-down menu, and follow the instructions on the screen.
—Justin Pot, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
The other options in that drop-down menu are ‘minimize’ or ‘do nothing’.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
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Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
To uninstall an app click the three dots to the right of its name, choose Uninstall on the drop-down menu, and follow the instructions on the screen.
—Justin Pot, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
The other options in that drop-down menu are ‘minimize’ or ‘do nothing’.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
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“Drop-down menu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-down%20menu. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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