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submenu

submenu

1 3.9
A small menu that opens from a main menu when you move the mouse over an item
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌmɪnu/
  • Specialized
translation icon : submenú
  • When you hover over the File menu, a submenu will appear with options like New and Open.
  • the Open With submenu

Examples

  • 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.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • 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

menu
vssubmenu
  • Specialized
117 1.2

A list of commands on a computer screen that you can choose

is narrower meaning a secondary list that appears from a primary item
drop-down menu
vssubmenu
  • Specialized
4 3.2

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

is shown by moving cursor over a main item rather than appearing below selection
dropdown
vssubmenu
  • Specialized
4 3.7

A menu that shows a list of choices when you click it

is usually activated by hovering over items instead of by clicking or selecting
cascading menu
vssubmenu
  • Specialized
5.1

A small menu that appears beside a main menu when you hover to show more choices

is shown when the cursor moves over a main item not only after clicking
hierarchical menu
vssubmenu
  • Specialized
6.2

A menu that shows smaller menus when you move the mouse over or click an item

is a secondary list that appears when hovering over main items
computer menu
vssubmenu
2.4

A list of options on the screen you click to do tasks

is a specific secondary list shown from a main item on hover

How Nested

hierarchical menu
  • Specialized
6.2
submenu
  • Specialized
1 3.9
menu
  • Specialized
117 1.2

Surface Forms

submenu singular
submenus plural

Morphology

submenu = menu (transparent) = sub + menu

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'sub-' (secondary/under) plus the noun 'menu', a common construction in computing contexts.

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.