main menu

noun

A list of principal options, usually presented to the user immediately upon the launch of a computer program or video game.

“My computer's so slow, it takes two minutes just to load the main menu.”

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Meanings

nounmain menu (plural main menus)

plural main menus

  1. computingA list of principal options, usually presented to the user immediately upon the launch of a computer program or video game.

    My computer's so slow, it takes two minutes just to load the main menu.

    1 more example

    As the story progresses, you will unlock minigames. Once unlocked, you can access the minigames directly from the main menu by selecting "Arcade" and then selecting "Single Player".

    2008, “Minigames”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 12
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APA

main menu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20menu

MLA

“main menu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20menu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “main menu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20menu.

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