menu selection

What you ordered

Menu selection is the act of choosing an item from a list of options, whether on a restaurant menu or a computer interface.

In dining contexts, it refers to what someone orders: Have you made your menu selection?

In software, it means clicking or highlighting a choice from a dropdown or navigation menu: Your menu selection will open a new window.

Related

cursor · navigate · choose · picker · highlight · scroll · item · hover · restaurant · order · daily special · entree · appetizer · browse · interface · button · toggle · checkbox

Categories
Opposites
scope/completeness

menu selectioncomprehensive list

Inventory missing nothing

CHOICE vs. CONSTRAINT

menu selectionno choice

Lack of alternatives

prix fixe · forced choice · take-it-or-leave-it

INTERFACE CONTEXT (computing)

menu selectionkeyboard shortcut

Key combo triggering commands

manual input · hotkey · voice command · gesture control

Family

menu, menus, selection, select, selects, selected, selecting, selective, selectively

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G