"Select" meaning in English

See Select in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Selects [plural]
Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:from|select}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} Select (plural Selects)
  1. A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.

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