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drop-down

drop-down

9 3.9
A list of choices that appears below when you click it
  • adjective
  • /ˈdrɑpˌdaʊn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desplegable
  • Electronic IEP programs often require the user to point, click, and select from a drop-down box of choices.
  • drop-down box
  • drop-down menu
  • drop-down list

It can be found on the website by simply clicking on the services drop down bar where you'll see bridge report access.

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Examples

  • The person using the computer can then select the type of injury from a drop-down list.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In the settings, make sure to choose the appropriate size from the drop-down list provided.

  • Yeah, click that drop down, see what it says.

  • Start with the first color in the drop-down box, Red.

    Academic text (2008)
  • When you click on the 'Master' drop-down box, it opens to the six color channels shown in Figure 2.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Select Adium's drop down box, then choose Preferences.

  • A category of metadata can then be chosen from the drop-down menu on the left; see Figure 3.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Select "Specified Steps" from the Spacing drop-down menu, enter 15 in the white box, and click OK.

    Blog text (5)
  • Any item selected from a drop-down box on the electronic IEP document must reflect the student's educational needs.

    Academic text (2013)
  • To deactivate your Facebook account, from the Account drop-down choose "Account Settings," then click on "Deactivate."

    Blog text (1)

Synonyms

drop-down menu
vsdrop-down
  • Specialized
4 3.2

A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one

can be used as an adjective or the interface control itself, not only the list

Surface Forms

drop-down positive

Morphology

drop-down = drop (transparent) = down + drop

The meaning 'that drops down' is directly built from 'drop' + 'down' and is easily inferable by learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Drop-down comes from the simple words drop and down, which give the image of something that 'falls down' from above. So a drop-down menu is a list that shows up by 'dropping down' when you click it.