mega menu

noun

A complex menu that may incorporate subheadings, images, and other content.

Meanings

nounmega menu (plural mega menus)

plural mega menus

  1. InternetcomputingA complex menu that may incorporate subheadings, images, and other content.

    They use mega menus carefully, with a mega footer only on the home page.

    2015, Andy Grogan, Accidental Encyclopedia, page 29
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    There has actually been a recent trend of several major e-commerce websites moving their top menu to the left, using fly-out mega menus instead.

    2012, Rich Page, Website Optimization: An Hour a Day

    However, mega menus can be difficult to implement so that they are usable with the keyboard and work on small devices.

    2016, Patrick J. Lynch, Sarah Horton, Web Style Guide, 4th Edition, page 229

    If you're unlucky, you have one of those clients who wants MEGA menus with a hierarchy of menus with many links.

    2016, Kelt Dockins, Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel, page 72
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