dropdown menu

noun

A user interface (UI) control GUI element similar to a combo box box which allows the user to hide a list of options until activated by a click, tap, or hover, allowing the user to select one value from a predefined list.

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Meanings

noundropdown menu (plural dropdown menus)

plural dropdown menus

  1. computingA user interface (UI) control GUI element similar to a combo box box which allows the user to hide a list of options until activated by a click, tap, or hover, allowing the user to select one value from a predefined list.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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