selector
Device for picking
A selector is something or someone that selects—chooses from among options.
In computing and web design, a selector is a pattern that identifies which elements to target: CSS selectors let you style specific HTML elements.
In genetics, a selector gene controls developmental pathways.
The word appears in compound forms for devices that enable selection: channel selector, gear selector.
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- toggleTwo-position switch
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
button · slider · dropdown · checkbox · radio · menu · picker · widget
Available course of action
- pickPointed breaking tool
- alternativeAnother available choice
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- decisionSettled course of action
vote · chosen · picking · choosing · opted · designated · appointed · nominated
Rapid rotation around axis
bowling · delivery · variation · googly · flipper · yorker · slower · quicker
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
lever · button · slider · dropdown · checkbox · radio · menu · picker · widget · interface
option
Available course of action
- pickPointed breaking tool
- alternativeAnother available choice
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
decision · vote · chosen · picking · choosing · opted · designated · appointed · nominated · shortlist
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
bowler · bowling · delivery · variation · googly · flipper · yorker · slower · quicker · finger
element
Basic substance or factor
- classGrouping by shared traits
- IDIdentity document abbreviation
- attributeQuality assigned to something
pseudo · specificity · cascade · DOM · descendant · sibling · universal · wildcard · targeting · stylesheet
gene
Hereditary information unit
- markerSomething that signals location
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
phenotype · artificial · natural · pressure · advantage · fitness · mutation · allele · expression · locus
- telephonytelephone, telephone network, call, dial tone, phone lines
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
- sports personnelhead coach, assistant manager, athletic trainer, equipment manager, team physician
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function
- manual transmissionclutch, gearbox, shift, shifter, gear stick
- choosersvoter, buyer, picker, decider, arbiter
selectorrandom generator
Source of arbitrary outputs
randomizer · randomiser · shuffler · chance · lottery
- select groupExclusive, curated membership
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- selective memoryUnconsciously filtering past events
- select allChoose every option
- text selection
- selective hearingUnconsciously filtering unwanted input
select, selection, selected, selective, selecting, selects, selectivity, unselected, selectively