submenu
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- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌmɪnu/
- Specialized
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submenú
- When you hover over the File menu, a submenu will appear with options like New and Open.
- the Open With submenu
Examples
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To show the submenu, use the hover attribute to trigger a display: block; This will cause the submenu to reappear when the cursor hovers over its parent LI element.
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Finally, it's time to optimize the database from the Optimize DB submenu.
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To access it, go to the Effects menu, and then the Render submenu.
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First, back up the database from the Backup DB submenu.
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Next, repair the database from the Repair DB submenu.
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And if you want to avoid doing this manually, you can also schedule these tasks from the DB Options submenu.
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Everything Frontpage Slideshow requires to function properly is listed in the "Information" submenu inside the component.
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When you move the cursor over the button to reveal the submenu below, as soon as the cursor moves over the submenu options, it disappears.
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A submenu would appear, and Patrick would read the information, then utter a quick "Close" to erase the display and return it to the main God'seye display.
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The second being how I view my TV shows, because I have them divided out through smart lists for anime, TV shows that I keep, and TV shows updated weekly that I don't keep. I have them set up as favorites that I access from the Videos submenu.
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Synonyms
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A list of commands on a computer screen that you can choose
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A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one
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A menu that shows a list of choices when you click it
A small menu that appears beside a main menu when you hover to show more choices
A menu that shows smaller menus when you move the mouse over or click an item
A list of options on the screen you click to do tasks
How Nested
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word submenu comes from the prefix sub- meaning 'under' and the familiar word menu, so it literally means a 'menu under a menu'. That's why a submenu is a smaller list of choices that appears beneath a main menu on a website or in software.