dropdown

See also: drop down and drop-down

English

Alternative forms

• drop-down

Etymology

Deverbal of drop down.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dropdown (not comparable)

1. (computing, graphical user interface, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.

   Coordinate term: pull-down

   Click the Colours button on the toolbar to show a dropdown menu of available colours.

Translations

computing: dropping down from above

• Basque: goitibeherako
• Finnish: pudotus- (fi)
• French: déroulant (fr)
• Indonesian: tarik turun
• Spanish: desplegable

Noun

dropdown (plural dropdowns)

1. (computing, graphical user interface) An instance of a selection object that hides the contents (especially the other choices) until activated.

   Coordinate term: pull-down

   That screen is good, but add a couple of dropdowns and it will be perfect.

   • 2007, Ray Foley, Heather Dismore, Running a Bar for Dummies, page 273:

     Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos.

Related terms

• droplist

Translations

computing: selection object — see dropdown list