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dropdown en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Deverbal from drop down.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.
   • Click the Colours button on the toolbar to show a dropdown menu of available colours.

Forms

Coordinates

pull-down

Deriveds

dropdown menu

Translations (5)

fr déroulant (computing: dropping down from above) · id tarik turun (computing: dropping down from above) · eu goitibeherako (computing: dropping down from above) · fi pudotus- (computing: dropping down from above) · es desplegable (computing: dropping down from above)

dropdown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from drop down.

Meanings

1. An instance of a selection object that hides the contents (especially the other choices) until activated.
   • Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos. 2007, Ray Foley, Heather Dismore, Running a Bar for Dummies, page 273:
   • That screen is good, but add a couple of dropdowns and it will be perfect.

Forms

Coordinates

pull-down

Relateds

droplist