multiselect

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verb

To select multiple items as part of a single selection.

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Meanings

verbmultiselect (third-person singular simple present multiselects, present participle multiselecting, simple past and past participle multiselected)

present singular third person multiselects · participle present multiselecting · participle past multiselected · past multiselected

  1. computingTo select multiple items as part of a single selection.
nounmultiselect (plural multiselects)

plural multiselects

  1. computingA control or widget that allows multiple items to be selected.

Origin

From multi- + select.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“multiselect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiselect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiselect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiselect.

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