dropdown list

noun

A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.

Meanings

noundropdown list (plural dropdown lists)

plural dropdown lists · alternative drop-down list

  1. computingA user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.

Translations

Bulgarian па́дащ спи́сък
  • па́дащ спи́сък (pádašt spísăk)user interface element
Chinese Mandarin 下拉式選單 /下拉式选单
  • 下拉式選單 /下拉式选单 (xiàlāshì xuǎndān)user interface element
Danish rullegardin, dropdownmenu
  • rullegardinuser interface element
  • dropdownmenuuser interface element
Dutch uitklapmenu
  • uitklapmenuuser interface element
Finnish pudotusvalikko, luetteloruutu
  • pudotusvalikkouser interface element
  • luetteloruutuuser interface element
French liste déroulante, menu déroulant
  • liste déroulanteuser interface element
  • menu déroulantuser interface element
German Dropdown-Liste, Drop-down-Liste
  • Dropdown-Listeuser interface element
  • Drop-down-Listeuser interface element
  • Dropdown-Listenfelduser interface element
Hungarian legördülő lista
  • legördülő listauser interface element
Icelandic fellilisti
  • fellilistiuser interface element
Indonesian daftar tarik turun, senarai deret turun
  • daftar tarik turunuser interface element
  • senarai deret turunuser interface element
Italian lista a cascata
  • lista a cascatauser interface element
Japanese ドロップダウンリスト
  • ドロップダウンリスト (doroppudaunrisuto)user interface element
Norwegian Bokmål rullegardinmeny
  • rullegardinmenyuser interface element
Polish lista rozwijalna
  • lista rozwijalnauser interface element
Portuguese lista suspensa, caixa de listagem
  • lista suspensauser interface element
  • caixa de listagemuser interface element
Russian раскрыва́ющийся спи́сок
  • раскрыва́ющийся спи́сок (raskryvájuščijsja spísok)user interface element
Spanish desplegable, lista desplegable
  • desplegableuser interface element
  • lista desplegableuser interface element
  • menú desplegableuser interface element
Swedish rullgardinsmeny
  • rullgardinsmenyuser interface element
Turkish açılır liste
  • açılır listeuser interface element
Cite this entry
APA

dropdown list. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropdown%20list

MLA

“dropdown list.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropdown%20list. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropdown list,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropdown%20list.

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